Train Attack: Six Victims Rescued As Abductors Reportedly Demand N20m Per Victim

Six of the 31 persons kidnapped during the attack on a train station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State have been rescued.

Meanwhile, the abductors of train passengers, who were kidnapped at a train station in Edo state have reached out to the victims’ families to demand N20 million ransom for each victim.

In a statement released by the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare.

According to him, the rescued persons include a 65-year-old man, a nursing mother and her baby, a six-year-old girl and her two siblings, aged two and five.

Mr Nehikhare commended the rescue team in the bush and their support staff were working tirelessly to ensure the victims were rescued and reunited with their families.

“We are confident that the other victims will be rescued soon as the highly motivated security personnel are in high spirits and have doubled down on the hot chase of the kidnapper.”

In a related development, the Executive Director, Esan Youth for Good Governance and Social Justice, Benson Odia, says the kidnappers made contact with some families of the kidnap victims and demanded N20 million for each victim.

Mr Odia said the demand was absurd, calling on the authorities to intensify efforts in rescuing the 31 abducted persons that are still being held captive by their abductees.

Recall that on Saturday, January 7, 2023, gunmen invaded the train station in Igueben, Igueben Local Government Area of the state, and kidnapped 32 passengers waiting to board a train to Warri in Delta State