Nigeria Needs a Good morning to Break Fast As Terrorists Destroy Railtracks

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that terrorists on Wednesday destroyed a section of Abuja-Kaduna rail track with explosives. This is a dreadful moment considering that the train has been considered a safer alternative to the Abuja-Kaduna road. So, if these terrorists can do this, the implication is that a new dimension of dislocation is evolving.

The nation needs to bring order to the land. If not, railtracks could become modern oil pipelines which need to be secured by parallel actors, via government contracts. So, going all the way to arrest this problem immediately will ensure we do not follow that trajectory.

Nigeria needs a good morning.

he Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that suspected 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.

“Efforts are currently ongoing to ensure that the train services along the Kaduna-Abuja route are fully restored,” the official said.

Earlier, a former senator representing the Kaduna Central district, Shehu Sani, had reported on his Facebook page that suspected bandits attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train. He said the bandits planted an explosive that damaged the rail track and shattered the windshield of the train’s engine, Wednesday evening.

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