Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has confirmed the attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train by terrorists.
Daily Report Nigeria earlier reported that the marauding bandits attacked the train between Katari and Rijana, in Kaduna State.
Reacting to the attack on Twitter, Sani said;
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“Villagers along Abuja-Kaduna road called to confirm hearing multiple gunshots and attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by terrorists.
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“We have been trying to call the numbers of passengers in the Kaduna-Abuja train but it’s not connecting @Official_NRC.”
Villagers along Abuja-Kaduna road called to confirm hearing multiple gunshots and attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by terrorists.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) March 28, 2022
We have been trying to call the numbers of passengers in the Kaduna-Abuja train but it’s not connecting @Official_NRC
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) March 28, 2022
Kaduna-Abuja Train;@Official_NRC please confirm if everything is ok.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) March 28, 2022
970 passengers were reportedly onboard the train when the terrorist attacked it on motorbikes, shooting sporadically in the process.
The terrorists reportedly detonated a bomb along the railtrack before the attack.
Panic as Terrorists Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Train Conveying 970 Passengers