Exposed: Freed Victim Of Kaduna-Abuja Train Kidnapping, Reveals How Nigeria Soldiers Shared In His 100 million Ransom To The Bandits

 

On March 28th, Nigerians woke to the news of more than 100 passengers onboard Abuja-kaduna train being kidnapped after attack by the bandits on the train.

The development led to the Federal Ministry of Transportation suspending Abuja -kaduna route operation.

Sadly, the more than hundred passengers kidnapped by the bandits during the attack on the train, languished in captivity for more than hundred days without a noticeable effort from the Federal Government of Nigeria towards their rescue.

Interestingly, after more than hundred days in captivity, victims who independently without the Federal Government support, met the monetary demands of the bandits, were released.

So is the story of one Mr. Deji Oyewunmi, who confided in Nigerian online Newspaper, People's Gazette, his travail in the captivity of his abductors.

Mr. Deji Oyewunmi who spent 199 days in captivity before his release by the bandits, indicted some Nigerian soldiers in his account of his ordeal.

According to him, he was able to raise the 100 million ransom the bandits demanded for his release through the collaborative effort of his family, friends and the company he works for as a manager.

He explained that his company, Irish Smart Technologies provided 60 million Naira out of the needed 100 million Naira; the remaining, he said was raised by his family and friends.

Mr. Deji Oyewunmi told the People's Gazette: "After we did all the consultations and we arranged. the N100 million cash for the bandits, we met some Nigerian soldiers at several checkpoints leading to the forests in Kajuru, and they collected large amounts ranging from N100,000 to N220,000,” a source familiar with the matter said. “They were boldly telling us that it was their share of the ransom and the bandits would understand.

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“We were short about N700,000 from the N100 million by the time we got to the bandits,” the source added. “We were all ashamed that Nigerian soldiers had the audacity to openly collect their own share because they were laughing and mocking us at the checkpoints that it was their own share of the ransom we were taking to the bandits.” 

According to his account to People's Gazette, some of the soldiers who shared in the ransom, stated that there was no wrong in their wrong act because the army authorities know about their poor working conditions which comprises their welfare and unsophisticated weaponry as well as the existence of the dreaded bandits.