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The terrorists who held the abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train for more than 190 days were encouraged to demand ransom by Tukur Mamu, an aide to the controversial Muslim cleric, Ahmad Gumi.<\/p>\n

This disclosure was given by Dr AbdulMalik Atta, a member of the Presidential Committee that facilitated the rescue of the passengers.<\/p>\n

Atta accused Tukur Mamu of frustrating efforts to release the captives.<\/p>\n

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Atta, whose father was among the abducted passengers, made the claim in an interview with Channels Television.<\/p>\n

Atta said Mamu did everything within his reach to thwart the federal government\u2019s efforts at rescuing the hostages for his own interest.<\/p><\/div>\n

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He said, \u201cBecause of Mamu\u2019s introduction of money into the rescue process, the victims\u2019 families had parted with over $200,000 prior to the chief of defence staff\u2019s intervention.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe Presidential Committee made life-threatening sacrifices, as we had to go into the forest to meet with the terrorists and even slept in the bush.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been six months and one week, but we thank God everything has come to an end now, thanks to the support from the federal government through the office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). We were able to go into the bush and bring back the remaining of our family members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe achieved this not through somebody who betrayed the committee and the government, I am talking about the person of Tukur Mamu who did everything within his reach to thwart the efforts of the government for his own interest. As we all know, he is in the hands of the government now. But we thank God, all our family members are back now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bandits never asked for money ab-initio, Tukur Mamu introduced money into the whole thing and derailed the process and kept everybody for the past six months.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe parted away with about 200,000 US Dollars. Thank God the CDS took it upon himself and put in place a committee that never asked a kobo. Every sacrifice being done so far has been personal towards ensuring the release of the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the committee, I can assure you that I worked with credible people of the highest order. If I have my way, all of them would be given national honours.\u00a0 We risked our lives, went to the bush, we slept there in the bush.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe heard the complaints of those people (the terrorists), even though we knew what they have done is wrong, but we had to engage them.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing forward, our security agencies must synergise their operations and the government should open more room for further engagements.\u201d<\/p>\n

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