Of the 43 victims still in their care, the kidnappers of Kaduna-Abuja train victims have freed three.
Following the Sunday flogging of the 43 victims, bandits made threats to kidnap both Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and President Muhammad Buhari.
The three victims—two men and a woman—might have been among the people who were severely beaten on Sunday.
However, they were freed around 11 a.m. on Monday, and their family members picked them up along the Kaduna-Abuja road.
40 victims are still being held captive by the kidnappers in the forest, it was learned, though it was not immediately confirmed if a ransom was paid as of the time of reporting this article.
He called DSP Mohammed Jalige, Kaduna Police Public Relations Officer, but no one answered.
