“It’s not about money. We can’t do this for money. The government knows what we want.”
Already, they’ve released the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Alwan Ali-Hassan.
Behind them was something that looked like the wreckage of an Amoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
In the clip, believed to be recorded before the Managing Director was set free, the four terrorists used clothing materials to cover their faces, two wore turban while the Managing Director was in a white kaftan and a cap.
One who appeared to be a leader started talking by praying in Arabic, before saying in Hausa that they were responsible for the train attack.
He said they abducted the passengers and called on government to negotiate with them or they kill the captives.
From the statement, it appeared money was not their primary concern but something else which some believed could be a prisoner swap.
Speaking in Hausa, the terrorist said “we are the people who abducted these people in the train some days back.
“This one (the MD) you can see him, because of his old age and in this month of Ramadan, we pitied him and decided to release him to his relations.
“The government should know that this is nothing. We just pitied him. He is here, if he has additional remarks to make.”
“But I have left many people behind in a condition that they need help.
“The government should contact the leaders of this group and negotiate their release because they are in a situation that need immediate help.”