After nine days in captivity, Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Alwan Ali-Hassan, has been released by his abductors.

Ali-Hassan was one of the victims who were abducted last Monday, March 28 by terrorists who bombed an Abuja-Kaduna bound train carrying over 362 passengers.

Thelagostimes gathered that the BOA boss regained his freedom on Wednesday but there has been no confirmation whether ransom was paid to the terrorists or not.

However, in a video circulating on social media, one of the terrorists, who spoke in Hausa language, said they decided to have mercy on the BOA MD in the spirit of the Ramadan season and his age.

Hassan, who was flanked by the heavily armed terrorists before his release, also confirmed they were releasing him on compassionate grounds.

The BoA MD, who was directed to speak in the video before his release, pleaded with the government to listen to the terrorists so that other captives can be released.