The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it has completed repairs of rolling stock affected in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
The MD NRC Engr Fidet Okhiria made this known in a statement today.
The MD said restoration work was being done on the tracks to ensure that rail service is restored on that corridor as soon as possible,
He further said efforts are on to link the NIN and phone numbers of missing passengers for identification.
Okhiria thanked security agencies for the support so far.
See full statement below:
PRESS RELEASE NO. 8
13th April, 2022
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) presents the latest update on the ill-fated AK9 Abuja – Kaduna bound train of 28th March, 2022 is as follow:
The Corporation has now re-railed the last rolling stock today. This means that 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) has all been re-railed and moved from the incident site to the Corporation’s Stations in Idu and Rigasa.
Intensive track repair works continued at site. An advanced level of track repairs has been achieved and hopefully to be rounded off in the 10 days.
The Security agencies are working tirelessly to ensure the rescue and release of our Passengers abducted by the Bandit during the attack. However, the status of the 362 passengers and 20 Train Crew on board remains the same as at our 6th Press Release.
While we continue to sympathize with families of those who lost or have not seen their loved ones as a result of the AK9 Train incident of 28th March 2022, we encourage anyone still looking for a loved one and has not reported to please contact the numbers below:
Funmi 08033546208
Halidu 08060044600
Hanatu 07066700150
The process of linking Passengers profile to their NIN for improved profiling is on-going. This layer of passenger screening will commence by May 2022.
The Abuja – Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) will resume as soon as possible with additional security measures put in place.
The NRC expresses it profound gratitude to the security agencies for the continued support, especially for the security cover availed our officials and staff at the incident site.
The Corporation will continue to update the general public of latest developments.
Thank you and God bless Nigeria.
ENGR. F.E.OKHIRIA FNSE, FCILT
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
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