JUST IN ! Abuja-Kaduna Train Terrorists Release 4 Children, 3 Others

Reports just received say that 4 children that were kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack in March have been released by their captors.

The terrorists kidnapped the children alongside their parents and over 60 passengers from the train.

During the attack, the terrorists bombed the rail track, shot and killed at least 9 passengers and abducted others.

About 35 of the passengers abducted have been released over the four months that they have been held captive.

Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamur, in a statement released on Wednesday, said the children and their parents were released after the intervention of popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi.

The statement reads, “Disturbed by the gory videos images of 4 teenage children belonging to the same family he saw in the last video released by the attackers of the AK9 Train, Sheikh Dr Ahmad Gumi for the first since the abduction of the innocent passengers of that train over 4 months ago has reached out to the abductors through his Media Consultant, sent Allah’s messages to them and consistently pleaded with them to consider the release of the poor children and their innocent parents.

“It was learnt that the health condition of 2 of the teenage children has deteriorated since the flogging incident that affected their helpless father. A total of additional 7 hostages were therefore released on Wednesday.

“The father of the 4 kids is a staff of the National Assembly Commission. There was no intervention from the Commission or NASS on his behalf since the travails began.

“This is to confirm to the world that due to Sheikh Gumi’s efforts and with the support of a serving Senator from the North, (a God-fearing personality that doesn’t have any relationship with the hostages) who chose to remain anonymous that all the family of six have regained their freedom on Wednesday morning.

“Also released is a 60-year-old woman, one Hajia Aisha Hassan who was said to have been released due to life-threatening health challenges that deteriorated recently.”

The names of the 6 family members that were released are Abubakar Idris Garba, who is the father of the four kids, his wife Maryama Abubakar Bobbo and their eldest son, Ibrahim Abubakar Garba, who is 10 years old.

Others include Fatima Abubakar Garba 7 years, Imran Abubakar Garba, 5 years old and youngest Zainab Abubakar Garba, who is only one and half years.

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4 children that were kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack in March have been released by their captors.