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Youngest of the 23 of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped passengers released recently Lois Azurfa John, who one of the terrorists’ commanders was reported to have been planning to forcibly marry, has said the marriage issue was a mere offer which she rejected.

Miss John, who spoke yesterday from her hospital bed stated that the marriage offer was never forced on her by the terrorists’ commander.

Miss John said yesterday that the terrorists asked a number of the female hostages for marriage, but they all rejected their offer. They never forced anyone to accept.

Lois, who had gone through blood transfusion and still on admission since their release on Wednesday, said though she thought she would never come out of the terrorists’ den, now that she is out, she has forgiven her abductors.