The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to establish railway police at every station to curb the attacks on railway passengers and station workers in the country.
“This is the standard in developed countries. I, therefore, urge the President to do this before the expiration of his administration to forestall the re-occurrence of what happened at the Igueben Train Station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State where scores of passengers waiting to board the train to Warri in Delta State were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen on Saturday evening.”
The Ondo South lawmaker expressed sympathy to the families, relations and friends of those who were kidnapped at the train station, saying the formation of the railway police would help to stop further attacks and mitigate every type of security threat in the future if established by the president. “While I express my sympathy to the families, relations and friends of those who were kidnapped at Igueben Train Station, Mr President should be proactive in arresting security breaches with the timely formation of the railway police at our railway stations across the country to stop the reoccurrence of attacks on railway passengers in Nigeria,” he said.
It was gathered on Tuesday that the seventh victim, said to be a woman, was rescued by security agencies combing the area. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Police Command, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said, “Yes, a woman has been rescued, making it a total of seven persons rescued so far.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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