Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Kaduna State Government Reacts

Kaduna State Government Reacts To Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

The Kaduna State Government announced on Tuesday that “security forces, authorities of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and Nigerian Red Cross completed the evacuation of passengers on the detained Kaduna-bound train from Abuja this morning.”

“Passengers who incurred injuries, as well as other fatalities, have been transferred to hospitals,” said Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State.

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According to him;

”passengers were evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road.”

“As stated yesterday, the Kaduna State Government is still liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the list from the passengers manifest for efficient tracking.”

“Governor Nasir El-Rufai who commended all those who participated in the evacuation, appealed to the hospitals to attend to the victims diligently.”

“The Governor also directed the Ministry of Health to be in contact with the hospitals as government will bear the cost of their treatment.”As of the time of this update, search-and-rescue operations are in progress.”