Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released eleven hostages.
The spokesman to the cleric acting as go-between for the government and the attackers, Tukur Mamu, told the BBC that 51 people were still captive.
During the gruesome assault, gunmen planted explosives on the rail line and shot at travelers.
At least nine people died and the incident sparked outrage as the government blamed the attack on a jihadist group working in collaboration with local militia, known locally as bandits.
Last month, the gunmen released a heavily pregnant woman who in a video message circulating on social media, the woman said the abductors told her she had been freed on “compassionate grounds”.
Negotiations continue between the government and the kidnappers to release the remaining captives, TukurMamu said.END