Abuja-KadunaTrain Attack: Seven passengers feared killed, many missing
No fewer than seven persons are feared dead, following terrorists’ bomb attack on an Abuja-Ibadan route train.
Sources close to the Rigasa Train Station in Kaduna said that seven passengers were killed during the attack, with some missing, while the attackers left with many.
Relevant authorities were, however, liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the identity of the passengers from manifest, for efficient tracking.
The Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, had earlier confirmed the attack but did not give details.
Vanguard quoted a passenger who survived the attack as telling journalists on phone that while in transit, “we heard a loud bang. A bomb exploded.”
The source recalled that “the earth shook and within the twinkle of an eye, it was gun shots everywhere.”
Among the casualties is Chinelo Nwando Megafu, a dental surgeon, had tweeted at exactly 9:43 p.m. from her Twitter handle @nelo_x, that she was shot in the train, while calling for prayers from her followers. She had tweeted: “I’m in the train. I’ve been shot please pray for me”.
She eventually died from the wounds she sustained in the deadly attack.
