By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
Kaduna based publisher and former negotiator of the abducted Kaduna-bound train passengers, Malam Tukur Mamu, has said that the remaining 27 abducted train passengers are still in the custody of their abductors.
This is in reacting to the news of their release by military authorities – s story that has been trending in the social media since yesterday (Monday).
Mamu said in a statement obtained by Stonix News in Kaduna on Tuesday that the hostages were still in captivity.
“It is now nearly five months after the unfortunate and preventable incidence, their condition is still very bad as many of them are sick, he had said.
According to him, “Though I have disengaged myself from negotiating, anxious family members, pressmen and concerned Nigerians have been calling to confirm the veracity of the news.
“While many others justifiably have been celebrating and even congratulating relatives of the innocent victims.
Mamu, who is also Sheikh Gumi’s spokesman, noted that though,” it is a news we are all praying earnestly to hear, it is highly irresponsible for peddlers of FAKE NEWS to circulate sensitive contents that are not only unverifiable, untrue but news items that will certainly trigger anxiety and concerns amongst the family members of those that remained in captivity and millions of their well wishers across the globe.
“The condition of the remaining victims is still very bad, many of them are sick, the raining season is affecting them so much.
“I urge President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts in securing their release immediately as the situation remains highly unpredictable while the families of those that are still in the bush are incapacitated in whatever way to negotiate the safe release of their loved ones, he declared.
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