Two Village Chiefs and five others have been linked to the January 7 terror attack on a train station in Edo state, where 20 persons waiting to board a train at Igueben train staiom were reportedly kidnapped..
The Edo State Government confirmed this on Wednesday after the State Executive Council Meeting.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, also said that seven more suspects have been apprehended in connection to the incident, adding that the two remaining passengers in captivity have also been rescued.
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“The success story in the kidnapping is that five persons and two village chiefs have been arrested in connection with the incident and they are helping with investigations,” he said.
Police in Edo had said that the attack was carried out by “herdsmen”.
The state government initially said 31 people were missing after the attack, which led to shutting down of the train station.
Names of the suspects were however not given.