In Kaduna, Buhari meets with the freed 23 train passengers.

At the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) hospital in Kaduna on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the 23 victims of the train attack on the Abuja-Kaduna line on March 28, 2022, who had been let free.

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement.

The statement reads, “After commissioning Cadets of 69 Regular Course (Army, Navy, and Air Force) of the NDA in Afaka, Kaduna State, President made an unscheduled visit to the hospital to view the victims of the train assault.

President Buhari made a detour to the hospital before boarding NAF 001 to return to Abuja from the Kaduna International Airport. There, he congratulated the Nigerian military for their valiant efforts in securing the captives’ safe release from Boko Haram terrorists.

The hospital was visited by members of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee, led by Maj.-Gen. Usman Abdulkadir (Rtd), who helped to secure the release of the captives.

“Others include Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Saad, Dr. Murtala Ahmed Rufai, Ibrahim Abdulllahi, Amb. Ahmed Magaji, and Secretary Prof. Yusuf Usman.

“Earlier, Gen. LEO Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, introduced the Committee members and briefed the President.

Recall that on Wednesday, the remaining 23 passengers on the kidnapped Abuja train were released.

They were sent to a military facility in Kaduna as soon as they were released, according to a source who requested anonymity.