A video clip showing the remaining 43 abducted passengers of the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna train attack being flogged by their captors has been released.
In the video which went viral on Sunday, the terrorists, including one who claimed to be among those who escaped during the Kuje prison attack, were seen in the five minutes, 30 seconds video, recorded in Hausa language that showed two of the young terrorists beating their victims mercilessly with sticks, amid crying and wailing.
Four of the victims who spoke in the video lamented that the Nigerian government had failed in meeting the demands of the terrorists and called on the international community to intervene.
One of the victims said they had spent 120 days in captivity without the government showing concern about their plight.
He said that their relations wanted to rescue them, but the government prevented them. For this reason, they are calling on nations across the world, like America, England, France, the International community, Saudi- Arabia to intervene in this matter.
He said that the terrorists didn’t even have the intention of keeping them for seven days if their demand were met. But the Nigerian government did not show concern over this issue.
Three other victims who identified themselves as
Mukhtar Shuaibu, Mukhtar Bala Mohammed and Sani Abdullahi, also spoke in the same vain.
Three of the terrorists who also spoke in the video
threatened that they would abduct President Buhari and El-Rufai and humiliate them like the victims.
One of the terrorists said that these people will not be the only one that will be held in this place, but also Buhari and El-Rufai and the senators and the Vice President, all the lawmakers and councillors, will come here and be humiliated like these people.
One of the terrorists who claimed to have escaped in the Kuje prison attack said God freed him.
Another of the terrorists said that this is a message to the Nigerian government concerning its citizens.
He said it is not their intention to do this . He said they know a committee was set up for drinking tea in Kaduna with a view to discuss and secure the release of these people.
He also said they should know that they know that the committee is not doing anything to secure the release of these people.
He said that they know that they are planning to secure their release by force but they are doing this for God, and they are not afraid of anybody and they promised God that they are ready to sacrifice their blood to do everything.
Spokesman of the Kaduna state police command,
Mohammed Jalige, and the Coordinator of families of the abducted train passengers, Dr. Abdulfatai Jimoh, did not respond to telephone calls when contacted.
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