CDS Action Committee Secures Release Of Remaining 23 Victims Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), on Wednesday announced that it has secured the release of all the remaining 23 passengers held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists following the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022.
Professor Usman Yusuf, Secretary of the CDSAC, who announced this via a statement, said the release of the victims, now in the Committee’s custody, was effected at about 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
He did not however state if the release of the victims was secured through military operation or payment of ransom.
The released victims are most likely going to be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Yusuf said their release followed the efforts of the seven-man Presidential Committee assembled by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky E.O. Irabor which secured the release and took custody of all the 23 remaining passengers.
According to Yusuf; “The nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Nigerian Military under the leadership of the CDS who conceived and guided the operation from start to finish.
“All sister security Agencies and the Federal Ministry of Transportation contributed immensely to this operation.”
“The unwavering support of the President and Commander–in–Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari is what made it all possible,” he said.
He expressed the appreciation of members of the Committee for the rare honour and privilege to be part of the humanitarian operation and prayed to God Almighty to heal our wounds and bring peace to our Land.
