Army Chief visits attacked train scenes orders troops to hunt down terrorists,

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, ordered the Nigerian troops to hunt down terrorists who bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday.

Yahaya who visited the scene of the train attack on assessment step, also ordered the troops to intensify their search and rescue operations. The COAS, who was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, on arrival at scene, assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train. The team also inspected the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage.

“He ordered the troops of the NA and other security agencies to intensify their search and rescue operations to ensure that the kidnapped victims are rescued unconditionally.

“The COAS has also assured Nigerians that the troops will be undeterred and vehement in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality.

“He urged members of the surrounding communities and all Nigerians to continue to avail troops with credible information to enhance their operations across the country,” Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement.

He added: “Gen Yahaya observed that the attack reverberates the need for critical stakeholders to review the security of railways across the country in order to achieve the desired security architecture for railway transportation.”