The terrorists have freed seven further captives who were abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train.
The announcement was made on Saturday by Malam Tukur Mamu, the media advisor to the controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who has been involved in negotiations with terrorists.
Bosede Olurotimi, Abubakar Zubairu, Alhassan Sule, and Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, Muhammad Daiyabu Paki, Aliyu Usman, and the lone foreigner of Pakistani descent, Dr. Muhammad Abuzar Afzal, are the names of the victims who have been freed.
Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Gumi was important to the progress, according to Mamu, who was commenting on the situation.
“I want to assure the nation that everything that was achieved today was singlehandedly initiated and arranged by me with the full support and prayers of my principal, Sheikh Gumi.
“That is why I keep emphasising that government has the power to end the agony of this innocent victims in one day. This is just one individual that sacrificed his life and even integrity. There is no military solution to the current security debacle in Nigeria.
“When you sincerely engage these guys, even though wicked with misguided religious beliefs, they are listening. I have sufficient evidence to prove that they do listen. It is this power of engagement and sincerity that resulted to the release of this seven victims.
“In whatever I do, I don’t need or require any reward from anybody but from Allah and I hope the nation we sacrificed our lives for will recognise us.”
It would be recalled that some weeks ago no fewer than 11 kidnapped passengers were released by the terrorists.
