The federal government said the arrests of Desert Herald publisher and Tukur Mamu, bandits' negotiator have not hampered its efforts to rescue kidnapped victims from the Kaduna Abuja train attack.

After a meeting of the National Security Council presided by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja's Council Chambers, the Minister of Police Affairs Mohammed Maigari Dingiyadi stated that there was no reason to be alarmed as there are other negotiators who are involved with the kidnappers.

Daily Trust reported that the family members of the train victims who were not able to communicate with Mamu since his arrest have not been contacted by them.

Mohammed Sabiu Barau whose younger brother, a Corps member, is still in captivity told Daily Trust that they had left everything in God’s hand. He told the publication;

“We are in trauma every day but as Muslims, we are optimistic about the future. We are still praying for Allah’s intervention. Every day, we are hoping to see him return home but we have not heard from him for now.

“But what we heard recently was that the committee set up by the government to look at the situation is doing something about it so we are hoping for the best.”