The terrorists who assaulted the Kaduna-Abuja train and kidnapped over 100 Nigerians on March 28, 2022, have yet to be heard from.
Remember that the terrorists threatened to murder the abducted victims in their captivity if the Nigerian government did not accept their demands in a viral video released last week.
The terrorists warned in the video to “transform their residence into an abattoir” if the government did not comply with their demands.
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Despite their inability to pinpoint what they want, the terrorists have stated that they are not pursuing money and that the government understands what they want and should act quickly to satisfy their demands.
Terrorists released a new video on Sunday in which some of the prisoners are seen pleading with the government to save them.
In exchange for the release of the abducted victims, Anaedoonline.ng believes that the terrorists have sought the release of 16 key commanders and sponsors held in government prison centers.
A top security officer told Newsmen that the criminals targeted the Kaduna-bound train in order to kidnap passengers in exchange for the release of their detained leaders and sponsors.
In their ongoing conversations with the Nigerian government, the criminals have formally stated their demand for prisoner exchanges, he claimed.
The security official said the terrorists demanded the release of their top commanders and sponsors because their sources of funding had declined.
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He said, “The bandits have made contact (with the government) but the issue now involves the Interpol because they have international collaborators. Security operatives are working to identify their connection to Boko Haram.
“The bandits are after their people who are in custody. They are demanding the release of 16 sponsors and commanders in exchange for the abducted train passengers. That’s why they said in a video that the government knows what they want.
“We arrested some of their commanders and those sponsoring them in Dubai and Nigeria. We have about 16 commanders and sponsors in custody, so they are demanding their release because their sources of funding are declining. I hope the authorities would not release the commanders and sponsors to them because we are getting information on the bandits from the suspects.”
The security officer said the terrorists attacked the train in order to get government attention and negotiate the release of their commanders and sponsors.
He, however, said the threats by the criminals to kill the hostages would not give them what they were demanding from the government.
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“If they kill their hostages, they would not achieve what they are looking for. The fact is that they are being starved of funds and that is why they are making the threat and it is also the reason for the attack on the train.
“They attacked the train just to get government attention and negotiate the release of their commanders and sponsors,” he said.
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