The abductors of the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers have tortured the remaining abductees in captivity much to the dismay of the victims.

The terrorists also threatened to kill the abducted train passengers and sell out others if their demands are not met by the Federal Government.

They made this known via a video released and obtained by The Star on Sunday.

The Star reports that since the incident occurred in March, the terrorists have released videos and pictures showing the abductees in captivity.

The assailants have since released some of the abductees, while millions of naira were reportedly paid to secure their release.

Family members of the kidnapped victims had called on the government to ensure the freedom of the abductees.

In his reaction, President Buhari assured families of the abducted train passengers that efforts were ongoing to ensure they regain freedom from bandits’ captivity.

Buhari further ordered security agencies to increase their efforts to rescue the abducted passengers, noting that the Federal Government was continuing on the two-lane approach, kinetic and non-kinetic to secure the passengers’ safe release.

The President, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that the abductors made a demand for the release of their members, adding that upon the settlement of that issue, the terrorists released eleven abducted train passengers.

However, the insurgents, in the new video, were seen flogging the victims in the forest just as they threatened to kill the remaining train passengers in captivity.

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They equally threatened to kidnap President Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

Speaking in Hausa, one of the terrorists said: “This is our message to the government of Nigeria and just as you have seen these people here, by God’s grace, you will see your leaders; your senators and governors will come before us.

“These ones you are seeing here, we will keep some as our slaves and sell them off just as our Imam told you in the past.

“Just like the Chibok girls that were sold off, we will equally sell these ones as slaves. If you don’t adhere to our demands, we will kill the ones we need to kill and sell the remaining.

“By God’s grace, El-Rufai, Buhari, we will bring you here,” he stated.

The Star