Government of Kaduna State has confirmed that terrorists attacked Abuja-Kaduna train yesterday, March 28, but would not say how many people were killed and injured.
In a statement today, March 29, the state commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan
Commissioner, that the State government is liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the list from the passengers’ manifest for efficient tracking.
“This is to acquire an accurate inventory of all passengers and their actual status.”
Samuel Aruwan said however, that passengers who sustained injuries have since been rushed to hospitals for urgent medical attention.
He said that Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i has been in constant touch with the security forces and had commended them for their prompt response and thanked them for successfully securing the train and passengers on board.
The commissioner said that security forces have continued to comb the general area in additional rescue efforts, adding that emerging developments will be communicated to the public.
He said that security agencies had reported to the Kaduna State Government that the military has secured the Kaduna bound train from Abuja trapped by terrorists, adding that the state government had earlier received multiple reports of an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service at around Kateri-Rijana general areas.
“Relevant action agencies were urgently contacted, and robust deployments of personnel were swiftly made to the area to secure the passengers on board.”
