Nigerian military says last hostages from March train attack freed

Nigeria: Six Months After Train Attack, Terrorists Release Remaining 23 Hostages

The train departed Abuja for Kaduna before it was attacked in a Kaduna community by the terrorists.

Nigeria: Last hostages from March train attack freed

Six months later, the authorities announced that they had secured the release of the "last 23 passengers" still being held hostage, in a statement signed by the head of the Defence Staff Action Committee, Usman Yusuf.

Remaining Hostages Freed in Nigeria Train Attack

The remaining passengers taken hostage in March after gunmen bombed and attacked a train in northwest Nigeria have been freed, government and security officials said on Wednesday. Gunmen blew up the tracks and attacked the train traveling between the capital, Abuja, and Kaduna, killing eight people and kidnapping dozens in one of the most high-profile attacks this year. "All 23 kidnapped victims of the ill-fated Kaduna train mishap released," Tr…

Terrorists release remaining train attack victims in Nigeria

The 23 remaining captives of Boko Haram terrorists have been released, almost seven months after they were abducted.

23 hostages from Nigeria passenger train reported freed

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 20 people who were abducted from a passenger train in Nigeria have regained their freedom after more than six months, Nigerian authorities said Wednesday. A government committee assembled by Nigeria’s chief of defense staff “secured the release and took custody of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage,” the […]

23 hostages from Nigeria passenger train reported freed

Nigerian authorities say more than 20 people who were abducted from a passenger train have regained their freedom after more than six months