Anxiety on the Rails: Abuja–Kaduna train journey in fear Story by Shalom Kasim When the 186-kilometre Abuja–Kaduna rail line was inaugurated in July 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari, it was hailed as the dawn of a new rail era. The line, built with Chinese loans and technology, was meant to reduce pressure on the treacherous Abuja–Kaduna expressway which was notorious for kidnappings and highway robberies. In its early months, the train offered exactly that. A short while later, the story changed. The fragility of the line became undeniable on October 20, 2021,...