"Federal Government must tell us what the bandits want"- Capt. Umar Babangida Aliyu

The Federal Government, on Wednesday in Abuja, declared that the avalanche of terrorist attacks and insecurity across the country, especially in the North, had not overwhelmed it.

FG's declaration comes as the bandits, who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train last month, have threatened to kill them if the federal government fails to meet their demands.

In a video released on yesterday, the armed men said they were not interested in money, adding that the Federal Government knows what they were asking for. The video, which was less, then two minutes, had four of the bandits with one of the abducted passengers – Mr Alwan Hassan, Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture. Ali-Hassan was kidnapped on March 28 by gunmen who bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train with more than 360 passengers. Alwan Ali-Hassan, has regained freedom from his abductors after nine days in captivity. In a chat with ARISE news, a source who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Mr Hassan regained his freedom unhurt after paying an unspecified amount of money as ransom. One of terrorists, who spoke in Hausa, said the MD was released due to his age and in the spirit of Ramadan.

To discuss what the federal government of Nigeria should be doing to rescue the kidnapped victims is Capt. Umar Babangida Aliyu rtd. is a National Security Resource and Solution-Options Consultant. A former Military Intelligence Officer, and member of the 40th Regular Course; he served in the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) while in service









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