IGP To Provide Personnel To Resume Abuja-Kaduna Trains On Monday

Police Commissioner General Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to resume rail transport along the Abuja-Kaduna route from Monday 5 December 2022.

This was included in a statement by military spokesman Muyiwa Adejovi on Sunday.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations along its line after Boko His Haram terrorists attacked a moving passenger train in Kaduna on March 28, 2022.

The militants blew up tracks and a moving train, killing several people and kidnapping more than 60 passengers. The unprecedented attack sparked international and domestic outrage. Terrorists who attacked a train in Kaduna have gradually released hostages, most recently on October 5, 2022.

Read full statement by the police:

PRESS RELEASE
ABUJA/KADUNA RAILWAY OPERATIONS: IGP DEPLOYS ADEQUATE PERSONNEL, LOGISTICS, AS OPERATIONS RESUME MONDAY

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has ordered immediate deployment of armed personnel drawn from the Police Mobile Force, K-9, Force Intelligence Bureau, Explosive Ordnance Unit and Railway Police Command for the commencement of railway services along Abuja/Kaduna rail lines on Monday 5th December, 2022.

The Nigeria Police Force has been in regular talks with the Nigerian Railway Corporation and other security agencies in preparation for the commencement of  operations.

The deployment covers major railway stations along the route and operational coaches to provide adequate security for passengers, their property and the entire service in order to prevent any unforseen incidence.

The IGP therefore assures the general public, especially intending passengers, of adequate protection of lives and property, as all hands are on deck to fortify the railway services along the route and other rail lines across the country.

CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA
4TH DECEMBER, 2022.