IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line is set to return in November, according to the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo.
The Transportation Minister stated this while giving the scorecard of his ministry in Abuja.
He said adequate security has been put in place to ensure the safety of passengers.
The Minister, however, did not give any specific date for the resumption.
Sambo said the ministry has learnt enough lessons from the attack in March which claimed the lives of several passengers leading to the suspension of train service on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
Recall that terrorists attacked an Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on 28 March, 2022, in which about 14 persons were killed and 63 officially declared abducted.
The attack, however, forced the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, to temporarily suspend activities, while President Muhammadu Buhari directed security agencies to rescue the victims.