The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended train services between Abuja and Kaduna indefinitely.
The NRC said that the services had been discontinued for the safety of passengers and staff members.
it was reported that Bandits on wednesday destroyed a portion of the Abuja-Kaduna rail track with explosives, forcing a disruption of train services on the route.
According to a report by the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, the Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria, said the explosives damaged the rail track at a spot between Dutse and Rijana, an area that had recorded numerous bandits’ attacks along the Kaduna Abuja highway.
Mr Okhiria said the Corporation was making efforts to restore train services on the route.
The firm stated that measures were being made to assure full safety throughout the route.
It stated that additional information about the suspension will be made available to the public shortly.
Mr.Pascal Nnoli, the station’s Manager of Train Services, told radio Nigeria in a telephone call that boulders were probably placed on the track that caused some damages, but that engineers are looking into the situation.
He said they were still looking into the cause of the ‘accident’ and added that investigations are ongoing and normal service would resume upon completion of the findings.
