Video material has been released in the Internet purporting to show some of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers abducted in the attack on 28 March 2022. The video clips show various civilians speaking to the camera surrounded by armed guards in uniform (YouTube, 11 April 2022). The statement was made that the armed group"s main grievance was with the Federal Government. This was confirmed by an unnamed Nigerian released from a recent kidnap situation who stated that his captors (referred to as "Boko Haram bandits") claimed "there was an understanding between them and the government to declare Nigeria an Islamic state of West Africa, but was breached. - [T]he bandits threatened that if government complied with the agreement, terrorism would end in a day, and if not, the terror attacks would continue unabated until government is forced to do so" (Metro Times, 13 April 2022). Frans Veerman, Managing Director of World Watch Research (WWR) comments: "It is interesting to see that both media reports and videos are blurring the divisions between Boko Haram fighters and so-called "˜bandits". Indeed, already a year ago, the Governor of Kaduna State was publicly stating that bandit operations were being used by Boko Haram as a source of funding (Sahara Reporters, 4 April 2021). Behind closed doors it would seem that certain Nigerian politicians have been attempting negotiations with the main insurgency groups. Judging by past statements, it is likely that President Buhari would have nothing against re-writing the Nigerian Constitution so that it refers to Nigeria as an Islamic state. In the book "˜The Return of Uthman Danfodio" (January 2021, p.422), Funom Theophilus Makama quotes Buhari as saying on 24 August 2001 in Kaduna: I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of Sharia in the country. However, non-Muslims are a majority in the country and would be loathe to accept such massive change. According to the World Christian Database, 46.3% of the Nigerian population are Muslim, 46.4% are Christian and 7.0% Ethno-religionist (WWR, Nigeria - Full Country Dossier, January 2022, p.15)." Frans Veerman concludes: "If the regime is not seriously trying to combat all violent groups and is not sincerely committed to democracy and the wellbeing of all citizens, Nigeria could indeed end up becoming an Islamic state. For Christians in the country this would be catastrophic and highly dangerous for them having to live under Sharia law."