Abj-Kad: FG rejects demand for release of militant commanders before release of hostages - Legit.ng

2022-04-21 13:20:03 By : Ms. Mellisa Ye

Be the first to receive the latest news from our Editor-in-ChiefCheck your email inbox to confirm your loginYou already have access to our newsletterCheck your inbox to be the first person to receive breaking newsThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.WATCH HERE: Legit.ng launches campaign to help underprivileged children in Calabar - Participate in this Patreon program, let's work together to change people's lives!There are indications that talks between the federal government and the terrorists who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28 have stalled after the government rejected their demands.The terrorists are holding about 100 passengers abducted during the train attack, which took place in Katari, Kaduna, after they detonated their own bomb.Abj-Kad: The Buhari government has begun talks with the militantsEight people were killed and 26 others injured when gunmen opened fire on a plane, abducting several people.The Nigeria Railways said it had not heard from the 163 passengers and seven crew members who were on board the train at the time of the attack.Do you have an article that you would like to have published for you?Contact us at info@corp.legit.ng!It is learned that the hijackers demanded the release of their 16 commanders and their captors on behalf of the abductors but the government did not agree.Security sources say authorities are in talks with the terrorists, while using other means to rescue the abductees.Punch also gathered that the government has no intention of paying ransom for the abductees.Militant attack in Plateau: So far we have buried 106 people, said the mayorAs a result of the lack of progress in the negotiations, it was gathered that the gunmen may have started demanding ransom from the relatives of the abductors.Some families protested the abduction of their relatives and complained that the terrorists had not contacted them since their abduction about two weeks ago.Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered stricter security measures in all public places and important government buildings ahead of Easter.Militants and Boko Haram militants have begun contacting each other, the federal government has announcedIn other news, the gunmen who carried out the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in recent weeks say they have extended their presence in Kaduna State to teach Governor Nasir El-Rufai a lesson.A man named Dr AbdulKarim Attah, who is the brother of an 85-year-old woman among the abductees, said the gunmen explained to him, The Nation reported.Attah, quoted by gunmen as saying, "the governor of the state has been talking for a long time and as a result they have attacked his house."Be the first to receive the latest news from our Editor-in-ChiefCheck your email inbox to confirm your loginYou already have access to our newsletterCheck your inbox to be the first person to receive breaking newsBe the first to receive the latest news from our Editor-in-ChiefCheck your email inbox to confirm your loginYou already have access to our newsletterCheck your inbox to be the first person to receive breaking newsBe the first to receive the latest news from our Editor-in-ChiefCheck your email inbox to confirm your loginYou already have access to our newsletterCheck your inbox to be the first person to receive breaking newsBe the first to receive the latest news from our Editor-in-ChiefCheck your email inbox to confirm your loginYou already have access to our newsletterCheck your inbox to be the first person to receive breaking news