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NRC Postpones Resumption Of Abuja -Kaduna Train Services

21May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

NRC Postpones Resumption Of Abuja -Kaduna Train Services

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday bowed to pressure and announced the suspension of the proposed resumption of the Abuja- Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) indefinitely. In its 11th update since the Kaduna bound train was attacked by terrorists on March 28, 2022, signed by Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director Public Relations, the corporation said the resumption, earlier announced on May, 16, 2022, to resume on Monday has been postponed. It said a new date will be announced soonest. The corporation appealed to relatives of victims abducted by the terrorists to be assured of Federal Government’s responsibility of safe rescue of all persons being held hostage. According to the statement: “We therefore appeal, particularly to the relatives of persons held hostage...

JET-A1, Others May Push Flight Above N100,000 – Domestic Airlines

19May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

JET-A1, Others May Push Flight Above N100,000 – Domestic Airlines

Domestic airlines under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have said that rising operational costs occasioned by aviation fuel price hikes, foreign exchange shortage, among others may push the base economy flight ticket to N100,000. The spokesperson for local airlines/Chairman, United Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday in Abuja. Aside from the lingering aviation price hike crisis, the airline chief said local operators were being compelled to source foreign exchange from the parallel market at high rates due to a lack of adequate supply from the Central bank of Nigeria via the commercial banks. Consequently, he said an increase in the base economy flight ticket to at least N100...

Bandits Abduct Motorists On Abuja – Kaduna Highway

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Bandits Abduct Motorists On Abuja – Kaduna Highway

Several passengers were feared abducted Tuesday evening after bandits attacked motorists on Abuja – Kaduna highway. A motorist, who escaped being abducted, told BBC Hausa that the bandits struck around Katari axis some minutes after 4 p.m. “The bandits blocked both lanes and started shooting in the air to force drivers to stop,” he said. The anonymous source said he saw several empty vehicles, especially on the Kaduna-bound Lane of the road. Asked if there were efforts from security agents to repel the attack, the source said a team of security agents only got to the scene after the attackers had left with their captives. Another witness, Muhammad Ibrahim, told HumanAngle that the terrorists attacked an 18 seater bus belonging to the Zamfara State Transport Authority, o...

‘Abuja-Kaduna Train Bombed To Teach El-Rufai Lesson’

16Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

‘Abuja-Kaduna Train Bombed To Teach El-Rufai Lesson’

Train A relation of one of the abducted passengers of the bombed Abuja- Kaduna train has explained the bandits claimed they targeted Kaduna State to teach Governor Nasir El-rufai some lessons. Dr. Abdulkarim Attached, a relation of an 85-year – old woman who was abducted in the train quoted the bandits as saying “the State Governor has been running his mouth and that was why they came to his doorstep.” Read Also: Insecurity: Sack NSA, Defence Minister, Reps Charge Buhari “This is just the beginning,” he said the bandits told him. Dr. Attah, who said he also has a sister among those abducted, claimed that the bandits have spoken with him 11 times during when they gave reasons for their actions. Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/abuja-kaduna-train-bombed-to-teach-el-ru...

Train Attack: Security Agencies Negotiating With Terrorists On Abductees, Says NRC

9Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Train Attack: Security Agencies Negotiating With Terrorists On Abductees, Says NRC

Security agencies are currently handling issues around negotiations for the release of abducted passengers, who boarded the Abuja-Kaduna train that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022 in Kaduna. It was gathered on Friday from the Nigeria Railway Corporation that efforts were being made to secure the release of the passengers, as the terrorists had been contacting their family members. The Managing Director, NRC, Fidet Okhiria, also told our correspondent that 12 out of the 14 coaches of the attacked train had been recovered and moved to the corporation’s stations. He stated that the half capsized coach had been pushed back to a standing position as it almost tumbled following the explosion of the bomb planted by terrorists on the rail line. Asked if the NRC was invo...

After Sack By NURTW, Lagos Govt Appoints MC Oluomo To Head Motor Parks, Garages

7Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

After Sack By NURTW, Lagos Govt Appoints MC Oluomo To Head Motor Parks, Garages

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Musiliu Akinsanya the head of a committee to oversee the affairs of all motor parks and garages in the state. The appointment came hours after the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) sacked Mr Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) as the chairman of its Lagos State chapter. A statement by Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the government set up the Parks Management Committee in fulfillment of the government’s promise to ensure that events NURTW are not allowed to threaten law and order. “The government has, therefore, exercised its constitutional powers to ensure that no vacuum, which can disrupt the peace of our dear state, is allowed to exist in the parks,” the statement said...

6Apr

By Guest ContributorNo Comments

Congo, Infrastructure, News, Safety, Transportation

Seven Die as Train Derails in DR Congo

At least seven people have been confirmed dead when a cargo train derailed in the South-East Democratic Republic of Congo, the second accident in the area in a fortnight. Confirming the incident, a local official from the National Railway Company said that the accident occurred in the village of Buyofwe, Lualaba province on Saturday. The freight train which was made up of eight wagons was leaving Tenke in Lualaba province for Kananga in the Kasai region. See Also: Terrorists Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Rail Track, Attack Train Passengers “Seven people died and 14 were seriously injured” in the latest accident, Lualaba Interior Minister, Deoda Kapenda, told newsmen on Monday. “The toll could rise because a large number of clandestine passengers were trapped under the upturned wagons,...

Kaduna Train Attack: Falana Accuses Amaechi, NRC MD of Negligence, Wants Them Prosecuted

5Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

Kaduna Train Attack: Falana Accuses Amaechi, NRC MD of Negligence, Wants Them Prosecuted

Rotimi Amaechi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria of negligence in the attack on a train plying the Abuja-Kaduna rail line last week. Falana, who issued a statement yesterday, also called for the prosecution of Ameachi and Okhiria. The legal practitioner referenced reports of attacks on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line and accused the corporation and Amaechi of not taking enough measures to forestall the latest incident. He said: “Although both Messrs Amaechi and Okhiria knew that the Abuja-Kaduna train was not safe they kept on giving passengers a false sense of security. “Since both of them knew that the tragedy that befe...

I Didn’t Plan To Travel In Ill-Fated Abuja-Kaduna Train — Obi of Onitsha

4Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

I Didn’t Plan To Travel In Ill-Fated Abuja-Kaduna Train — Obi of Onitsha

Train The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has denied a report that a phone call from an unnamed person saved him from boarding the Abuja -Kaduna train that was attacked by gunmen on March 28, 2022. No fewer than eight persons were killed during the attack, while several people sustained injuries. A number of people were also abducted. Chief of Staff of Ime Obi Onicha, Chief Osita Anionwu, said Igwe Achebe never made the statement attributed to him that a call allegedly made to him not to board the train saved him. According to him, for the records, the Palace would like to state categorically that His Majesty never made such a statement to anyone at any time.“Anionwu said that around March 28 when the Abuja – Kaduna train was attacked by armed bandits, the Obi of Onitsha...

Kaduna-Abuja Train: How Phone Call Saved Me From Attack – Obi of Onitsha</strong>

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

Kaduna-Abuja Train: How Phone Call Saved Me From Attack – Obi of Onitsha

Train The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe has disclosed that he was meant to be on board the Abuja-Kaduna train bombed by bandits. Achebe disclosed that a phone call stopped him from boarding the train in Abuja. He disclosed this on Saturday during a meeting with some Igbo leaders, under the aegis of Ahamefuna socio-cultural organization in Enugu. Achebe disclosed that the phone call was an emergency, hence he did not board the train. Read Also: Gov El-Rufai Reveals Identity Of Kaduna Train Attackers He said: “I was among the passengers meant to be on the train last Monday because I had a meeting I was supposed to be attending. “I was already at the train station when I got a call over an emergency and I had to leave the station to attend to it.” Gunmen...