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Kaothar Ogundairo
A former federal lawmaker in Kaduna state , Shehu Sani, on Tuesday, said the terrorists who attacked the passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks targeted the Business Class coach of the train and also abducted a “white man” .
This was made known after several reports on how terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and attacked the train filled with passengers on Monday night.
PLATFORMTIMES gathered that the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday has announced the suspension of train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely following the attacks.
Following the report , the train attack which was coming after terrorists, numbering over 200, on Saturday invaded the Kaduna International Airport located in Igabi Local Government Area in Kaduna State ,disrupting operation.
The attack caused panic at the airport and reportedly grounded a Lagos-bound AZMAN aircraft scheduled to take off at 12:30pm.
He said “I just spoke with a survivor who is a civil servant working with a public Library,she narrated that the terrorists specifically targeted the Business Class coach. They kidnapped some persons including a “white man” and killed those who resisted while she pretended to be dead.
He also added that, “Many times the bandits tries to use their herds of cattle to stop the trains ,they are usually crushed and then they resort to use of explosives”
” The train was attacked in the very spot it was attacked last October. Passengers of five coaches were taken as hostages” Sani noted.
