Nigeria news: gunmen attack Kaduna-Abuja train Nigerian Railway Corporation said, Mr Fidel Okhiria, Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has assured Nigerians of the corporation’s commitment to the safety of passengers and train along the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS).
Okhiria told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that NRC’s priority was to ensure the safe transportation of all passengers to their destinations.
He denied that a train conveying passengers to Abuja from Kaduna was attacked by suspected gunmen.
“This news is not correct. What happened according to the police escorts on the train is that a stone was thrown at the train by some boys, which affected only the window glass of coach SP4.
“Nigerians should not panic as the news of the suspected attack is false and NRC is doing everything possible to ensure the safety of passengers,” Okhiria said.
The train, which left the Rigasa train station in Kaduna, at around 10 a.m. was said to have been attacked a few kilometers to Katari, about 70 kilometers to Abuja.
