The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said it has re-railed the last rolling stock on the Kaduna Abuja rail line following the terrorist’s attack on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train.
NRC said all 14No. de-railed rolling stock (i.e. 11No. Coaches on the ill-fated AK9 rake and 2No. Coaches and 1No. Locomotive on the Rescue Train) have all been re-railed and moved from the incident site to the Corporation’s Stations in Idu and Rigasa.
According to a statement personally signed by the Corporation’s managing director, an advanced level of track repairs has been achieved and hope to be rounded off in the 10 days.
The statement further stated that the Security agencies are working tirelessly to ensure the rescue and release of passengers abducted by the Bandit during the attack.
It however said the status of the 362 passengers and 20 Train Crew onboard remains the same as in our 6th Press Release.
The corporation encouraged anyone still looking for a loved one and has not reported to please contact the numbers below:
o Funmi 08033546208
o Halidu 08060044600
o Hanatu 07066700150
It said further that the process of linking Passengers’ profiles to their NIN for improved profiling is ongoing. This layer of passenger screening will commence by May.
It assures that the Abuja – Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) will resume as soon as possible with additional security measures put in place.
