May I use this medium to send my condolences to victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train terrorist attack in Nigeria. I also send my prayers for quick full recovery of the survivors. This attack is unfortunate. Many years ago, as a young graduate in the Diamond Bank IT department, I would be sent to travel to any part of Nigeria to get a new branch up and running. I worked in the Software Automation Unit which was the heart of the bank.
I used to charter a taxi from Abuja to Makurdi all by myself, get to the new branch, do my work and within hours, call my boss in Lagos, informing him that “the bank is live”. The next day, you pick a taxi with no fear of any risk back to Abuja to take the next flight back to Lagos!
A week after, Abakaliki, etc will come. Then, no one ever discussed security risks; it was always can you get this done when you get there so that the branch would open for customers.
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But today, everything has fallen apart. Nigeria needs peace, desperately. Attacking a moving train is pure wickedness. The other day they wanted to access the airport! I wish those affected STRENGTH and hope this will be the LAST incident.
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