In the wake of the Abuja, Kaduna train attack, Governor Nasir el-Rufai has identified those responsible for the tragic incident.
The governor, who was speaking after some bandits, ambushed and attack a train bound for Kaduna to Abuja on Monday evening.
Newsmen reported that the governor revealed that the attack on the train was carried out by Boko Haram terrorists in collaboration with some bandits. He made the assertions during a condolence visit to Giwa local government area in the northern part of Kaduna state.
Recall that at least eight people were killed during the attack which lasted for almost two hours. Several passengers sustained gunshot injuries while a yet-to-be-determined number of people were kidnapped by the gunmen, adaeventsnews gathered.
The governor admitted that the Nigerian authorities know the camps, and the identities and listen to the conversations of the armed groups that are terrorising large swaths of the North-west region.
El-Rufai was speaking at an event attended by the transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, to update Nigerians on what the government was doing to stem the tide of banditry in the state after Monday’s deadly attack. “We know where their camps are. We know their camps, we have the maps; we know everything. We have their phone numbers and listen to their conversation sometimes. But it has to be done across the five states,” he said.
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In a previous report, kidnappers who attacked and whisked away passengers of the Kaduna-bound train on Monday, March 28, have started contacting the families of their captives.
Although the criminals did not ask for ransom, they told families whose relatives are with them that they are safe.
A family member of one of the kidnapped persons said that according to the abductors who called on the night of Tuesday, March 29, all the passengers were very safe with them.
