Passenger injured in attack on Kaduna-bound train

The Police in Kaduna have given insight into the attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday night.

The force however denied that the attack was carried out by gunmen.

The Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that the train which left Abuja for Kaduna arrived safely.

He however, said some miscreants threw stones at the moving train around Rijana village, close to Kaduna.

“It was not a bullet or bow and arrow, what they threw are not aggressive weapons. It was not an attack, the train was moving. Our men in Rijana are on top of the situation,” he added.

“So far no suspect has been arrested but our men have been deployed in the area to trail the suspects,” Mr Jalige said.

The police however failed to disclose that the train suffered damage while a passenger was injured.

Details of the incident  indicate that a group of young men attacked the train at about 7:30 am as it made its way to Kaduna. (PREMIUM TIMES)