Abuja-Kaduna Train: NRC bows to pressure, suspends train operations indefinitely
Following protests by family members of victims abducted and killed on the Abuja -Kaduna train attacked by terrorists on March 28th, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday suspended the resumption of train services on the route.
Neptune Prime reports that terrorists had on 28th March 2022 used explosives to kill nine passengers and injured others while kidnapping about 50 victims.
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However, the corporation announced earlier in the week that it will resume services on 23th May, a situation that did receives condemnation from the victims’ families who threatened to disrupt operations.
The NRC’s spokesman, Yakub Mahmood, in a statement said the agency will announce a new date soonest.
“Sequel to our earlier Press Release No. 10 dated 16th May 2022 on the above caption, the General Public is kindly invited to note the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is announcing a shift in the resumption date for Abuja Kaduna,” he said in the statement.
“The NRC will continue to cooperate and collaborate with the federal government in its uncompromising mandate of protecting the territorial integrity and the internal security of Nigeria for safeguarding the lives and properties of its citizens especially as it concerns the rail sub-sector.”
“In the same vein, we once again identify with the relatives of those in captivity on the account of the recent attack on AKTS to be rest assured that the federal government is alive to its responsibility for the safe rescue of all persons being held, hostage.
“We, therefore, appeal, particularly to the relatives of persons held hostage to be patient and cooperate with the corporation and the security agencies as the federal government is exploring all possible ways and means to ensure the safe release of their loved ones from captivity, soonest. The NRC expresses its profound gratitude to the security agencies for the continued support.”the statement read in part.
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