Freed train hostage professed his unflinching support for Buhari

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Hassan Usman, one of the freed Abuja-Kaduna train abductees, has professed his unfeigned loyalty to President Buhari. He said he remains a strong supporter of Mr. President.

Prior to his freedom on July 25, the abductee (a lawyer) and his wife (Amina) were part of the hostages from the ill-fated train attacked on March 28, 2022.

Usman had spent over 100 days in the kidnappers’ den and featured in a viral video where the abductors were torturing the victims.

Speaking with ICIR, Usman said that though he was still a supporter of Buhari, his administration has scored “below average” in terms of security.

He said, “I am still a strong supporter of Buhari, but in terms of security, I can score this government below average.

“Because one of their major responsibilities is to see that the lives and property of citizens are being guaranteed by the government.

“But as it is now, I can say that the government has failed woefully in that area. Despite the huge resources allocated for security in Nigeria, there is nothing to write home about.”

Speaking about his experience, Usman said, “It has been a bitter experience, I must say. Since when we were captured, we had to walk long miles for almost three days before we reached a camp where we were detained for close to four months, and being there is a bitter experience actually.”

“Because since we arrived at that camp, we have been sleeping on bare ground for most of the time. Come rain, come sunshine, we have been there. Mosquitoes and reptiles and snakes were biting us for a very long time.

“We have killed more than 10 snakes and some other reptiles like scorpions or what have you.”

Source: punchng.com

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