The Presidency has said that it has met all the demands of the terrorists who kidnapped passengers during an attack on March 28, 2022 on the Abuja-Kaduna train.
It, however, said that after meeting all the demands of the terrorists, they reneged on their pledge to free their victims.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, revealed this in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa Service.
Shehu said: “Anyone who says government is not doing anything about their release might be unaware of efforts government is making.
“Let me tell you, initially the gang leader demanded the release of his pregnant wife who was in jail.
“The government took her to a hospital where she gave birth to twins and informed him that his wife and the twins are in good health and later all three were freed.
“He refused to free the victims, but he gave a fresh demand of releasing six or seven of his children from prison.
“Not only did the government release them from jail, it sent a plane to fly them from Adamawa, where they were detained, and delivered them to the terrorists.
“Again, they refused to release the victims.
“Instead, they asked for money.
“So you cannot say government is doing nothing.”