A Pakistani passenger and the wife of a top Nigerian military officer was also identified among some of the freed Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap victims.
A military insider has also revealed that that Bosede Tuwase was slso part of the seven hostages who had been released on Saturday. She is the wife of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Olurotimi Anthony Tuwase.
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“A Pakistani and Bosede Olurotimi are among those released. She is AVM A. O. Tuwase’s spouse.
“We all knew since but the information was safeguarded,” the source said.
Tuwase has also been identified as the Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) in Jaji near Kaduna.
He had assumed the position in January 2022 when the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced new postings and redeployments.
The ‘AK9’ train operated by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) was brutally waylaid by insurgents. It was attacked the night of Monday March 28 at a location between Katari and Rijana.
NRC had reported that 398 passengers purchased tickets while 362 boarded; some persons were killed and scores abducted.
The terrorists are still holding dozens of captives more than 110 days after the Kaduna ambuscade.
It had been previously reported that a new set of Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims were on Saturday night released by terrorists who had held them captive for over 100 days.
More than 100 days ago, terrorists attacked a train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna and abducted scores of passengers while many were killed during that attack.
The terrorists had demanded the release of their children in security custody as part of the negotiation for the release of the over 60 kidnapped victims.
On June 12, about 11 of the victims were released while others continued in hostage
Malam Tukur Mamu, Media Consultant to controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi who has been negotiating with the terrorists, disclosed the release of additional seven victims on Saturday.