Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper, has ridiculed the rumour about the rescue of the remaining 27 train passengers in captivity.
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Yesterday, in a statement, Mamu pressed the public to pay no attention to the story about the release of the victims as well as charged President Muhammadu Buhari to heighten efforts towards ensuring their safe release.
The situation of the train passengers in captivity remains unpredictable.
Mamu believes the condition of the remaining passengers in captivity is terrible.
“This is to confirm, without doubt, that the remaining 27 passengers of the train attack are still being held by their abductors, nearly five months after the unfortunate and preventable incidence.
“Though I have disengaged myself from negotiating, anxious family members, pressmen and concerned Nigerians have been calling to confirm the veracity of the news, while many others have, justifiably, been celebrating and even congratulating relatives of the innocent victims,” Mamu said.
He further said: “It is highly irresponsible of peddlers of fake news to circulate sensitive contents that are not only unverifiable and untrue but news items that will certainly trigger anxiety and concern among the families of those still in captivity and millions of their well-wishers across the globe.
“The condition of the remaining victims is still very bad; many of them are sick and the cold weather is affecting them so much. I urge President Buhari to intensify efforts in securing their release immediately, as the situation remains highly unpredictable while the families of those that are still in the bush are incapacitated in whatever way to negotiate the safe release of their loved ones.”
