Abuja-Kaduna train attack by terrorist on March 28, 2022, in which the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) Alwan Ali-Hassan was abducted, have released him on compassionate ground.
In a video circulating on social media, one of the terrorists, who spoke in Hausa language, said they decided to have mercy on the BOA MD in the spirit of the Ramadan season and his age.
Hassan, who was sandwiched by the heavily armed terrorists before his release, also confirmed they were releasing him on compassionate grounds.
The BoA MD, who was directed to speak in the video before his release, pleaded with the government to listen to the terrorists so that other captives can be released.
He said: “There are many captives with our abductors here and out of pity, they decided to release me and due to the month of Ramadan, I am appealing to the government to save the lives of others with them”.