Real Story On Kaduna-Abuja Bound Train ”Attack”

Police have denied the story of an attack on Kaduna-Abuja bound passenger train.

Kaduna Police Command Spokesman, DSP Yakubu Sabo Abubakar in a telephone interview with Solacebase on Thursday denied the incident.

He said the command was not informed of any attack of such.

However, a staff of the Nigeria Railway Corporation in Kaduna who pleaded anonymity said the train was stoned by under-aged bystanders close to villages where there are substations who mostly hang around to have a look at the train.

Also, a passenger on the train confirmed the stoning to Solacebase, noting that the train was close to Jere junction when they heard the bang on the window.

He denied attack by gunmen on the train that departed Rigassa train station at around 10.30 am on Thursday, noting that on many occasions the corporation has changed window glasses of the train as a result of stoning by underage bystanders in villages or rail crossing.

Vanguard newspaper had earlier report attack on Kaduna Abuja bound train on Thursday by gunmen.

‘’We have been warning underaged children in most of these areas to desist from throwing pebbles at train whenever they come out to have a  view of a passing train.’’

The situation was what some people termed to be attacked by gunmen, which the corporation is trying to sensitize the youth to desist from,” said the staff.