Rep. Bamidele Salam on Wednesday protested alone barefooted in Abuja over the kidnapped victims of Kaduna train attack.
The lawmaker, who represents Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency of Osun State, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure their release.
He carried a placard with the inscription “President Muhammadu Buhari please do more to secure freedom for the Kaduna train abductee and other citizens in captivity”.
The Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker walked from the Unity Fountain to the National Assembly Complex in protest.
Scores of passengers from the Abuja-Kaduna train were taken captive on March 28 when it was attacked.
“Whether they will remain there like the remaining Chibok girls kidnapped in 2014, Leah Sharibu, who has been in captivity since Feb. 19, 2018, the Bethel Baptist High School among others, no one can tell,” Salam said.
“The president must rekindle that confidence, and a good place to start will be to work assiduously to secure the release of the kidnapped Kaduna train victims.’’
Salam expressed worry over the turn of events in the country, saying it should not be a place where criminals operate freely.
The lawmaker lamented that many of them had been killed even after the payment of ransom by their families or communities.
