FG paid terrorist’s wife delivery bills, release children – Presidency Reveals

The Presidency has disclosed the role it played to secure the release of Abuja-Kaduna train abducted victims

The errorists group had abducted some passengers on board the Kaduna-Abuja train after the rail line was bombed in March, Raye24reporters, reports.

However, since the abduction, several people have been released, with the latest being seven passengers from the train.

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari’s , Garba Shehu, has revealed that Nigerian Government paid the medical bills for delivery of a pregnant terrorist’s wife.

Speaking on BBC Hausa service on Friday, Shehu said some children of the terrorists were released from detention.

Shehu said Buhari’s government sent a plane to fly the children of the terrorist from Adamawa State after they were released just to pacify the terror group.

He, however, lamented that the terrorists reneged on their promise to release all the victims.

According to Shehu: “The terrorists’ leader demanded the release of his pregnant wife. The government took her to the hospital and she gave birth to twins.

“He was shown that his wife and children are healthy and they were handed over to his parents.

“During the night, the government sent a plane to pick them up. We expect that if they are given these, they will release all the people they are holding.

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