KADUNA, Nigeria, June 12 (Reuters) - Gunmen have released 11 passengers who were abducted during a train attack in northern Nigeria at the end of March, a government minister said, though dozens of others are thought to remain in captivity. Gbemisola Saraki, the minister of state for transportation, said in a statement late on Saturday that the government was working to ensure all the kidnapped passengers were released. Saraki did not say how and where they were released, or if ransom was paid. Nigeria's state railway company initially said it could not account for 168 people who according to a passenger log had booked to travel on the train. Video released by the suspected bandits has since shown a number of people in captivity who identified themselves as passengers from the train.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2022 22:14 UTC