Lilian Ukagwu examines the mixed feelings trailing the resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train operations
Abuja-Kaduna train services resumed operations on December 5, 2022, after eight months of suspending activities on the rail lines. Terrorists attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, kidnapping 168 passengers and killing eight others.
She noted that passengers had to scan barcodes on the ticket machines before they were allowed to board. A passenger who gave her name only as Olamide O told our correspondent that she wasn’t comfortable with the measure put in place by the Federal Government, adding that she missed the 9:45 am train on a particular day because she was unable to verify her NIN on the portal. She said, “I wasn’t able to order the NIN from the portal.’’
She stated that the FG should have implored infrastructural security verification rather than the use of NIN, adding that the train would be safer if guard irons were installed on either side of the track from the point of takeoff to the destination. Mabe who said he had travelled twice on the Abuja-Kaduna train since its resumption, said he preferred travelling by train than road for it’s safer though death could come anytime.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
IMC to Hand out Takeoff Grants to NPFL Clubs in Abuja Today – THISDAYLIVE
Read more »
NDLEA arrests 1,232 suspects in KadunaThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have arrested 1,232 suspects and recovered 15, 104.555kg of illicit drugs in the state.
Read more »
We arrested 1,232 suspects, recovered 15,104.555kgs of hard drugs in KadunaOne thousand, two hundred and thirty-two (1,232) suspects and 15, 104.555 kilograms of illicit drugs have been apprehended by operatives of the National
Read more »
Abuja woman arrested for attempting to kill sonA woman, Comfort Alaba, a resident in Piwoyi in the Airport Road area of the Federal Capital Territory, has been arrested by the police for attempting to kill her one-year-old son, The PUNCH reports.
Read more »
2023: ICC Abuja To Serve As INEC Collation Centre, Situation RoomIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja will serve as the venue for the National Situation
Read more »
NDLEA arrests four suspects with 298 bags of cannabis in KadunaNDLEA operatives are still investigating the matter with the aim of arresting and prosecuting other suspects.
Read more »