Follow up to the news report on terrorists who abducted passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna bound train that was attacked on 28th March 2022, the terrorists have pressed on the government to release their members alleged to be kept in a detention facility in Yola.

Reports have it that they have threatened to start killing the passengers in captivity after the 7 days of making the demands, should it not be answered.

The spokespersons of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Malam Tukur Mamu, and Dan Iyan Fika were said to have spoken on phone with the leaders of the terrorist group.

The audio conversations had between Malam Tukur Mamu and the leaders of the terrorists has the terrorists claiming responsibility for the Federal Government suspending resumption of the train service as a result of their threats,

”The government suspended the resumption of the train service indefinitely because of our threats and we repeat, if our conditions are not met, the resumption of the train service is to the detriment of the government and the passengers

“We don’t need money. We have a good reason for doing what we did, until our demands are met none of the victims will come out alive even if it means we all die with them. They are well taken care of as you can see from the pictures we sent to you via WhatsApp but we assure you that this will not continue” the terrorists were recorded boasting.

The leader of the terrorists; Abu Barra added that since it’s been two months since the abduction, anything could happen to the abducted passengers henceforth.

“Our children numbering about 8 between the ages of one to seven years are currently being held at an orphanage in Jimeta, Adamawa State under the supervision of the Nigerian Army” the leader stressed, explaining their grievances.

“The names of our children are; Abdulrahman, Bilkisu, Usman, Ibrahim and Juwairiyyah. They were forcefully taken from our wives in Nasarawa and taken to the orphanage in Yola”.

“For any continued discussion on the release of these passengers and a safe resumption of the train service, our children must be released unconditionally. Only then we will release some of the abducted victims, especially the women while other passengers will be released on a prisoner exchange with some of our arrested comrades by the government” he continued.

Abu Barra revealed the group had already unveiled photos of the captives to the government as proof of welfare during initial negotiations but accused the government of being nonchalant with its response.

“If the government decided not to respond so be it. We are warning Nigerians, especially those that are patronizing the train that if this matter is not resolved peacefully, the day they decided to attack us or do anything funny, passengers or commuters should forget to use the train or follow the Abuja-Kaduna road because we will be consistent and they can’t stop us. We believe that you will deliver this message as it is”, he said.