As Nigerians wait, in shock, for the full details of those either killed, injured or kidnapped in the fatal bombing of the Abuja-Kaduna Train, it has been confirmed that a family, comprising of father, mother and four kids – two boys and two girls – was kidnapped. They are among those whose whereabouts remain unknown, 48 hours after the horrifying bombing of the Abuja-Kaduna bound Train.
The Train was bombed in the evening of March 28, 2022, by terrorists who planted bombs along the Train track, and followed up with a statacco of gun shots.
The fate of the family was disclosed by Senator Shehu Sani in a post. He attached a lovely photograph of the unidentified family to the post.
He wrote: “A whole family in the hands of the Train attack terrorists. If this doesn’t touch the heart or prick the conscience of this country’s leaders, nothing will.”
Nobody can confirm, yet, the number of kidnapped persons, as there is a huge difference between the number of persons on board being speculated, and the number released by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.
While the Minister confirmed that 398 tickets were sold, out of which 362 persons boarded, it is strongly speculated that over 900 passengers were on board the Train.
