Author: Phlippages
The Nigeria Rail Corporation on Friday cancelled the resumption of train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
The government initially suspended operations on the route indefinitely on March 28 after gun men attacked a train, using explosives to kill up to 8 passengers, injured others while kidnapping about 50 passengers.
However, last week, it announced it will resume services on May 23, a situation which didn’t go well with the victims’ families who threatened to disrupt operations.
In a statement by NRC’s spokesperson, Yakub Mahmood, on Friday May 20, the agency said a new date will be announced soon.
“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.
Mahmood also assured the victims’ families that they were working hard to ensure that the kidnapped victims are released.
“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,” the statement read in part.
“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.”
