Seven persons -- including two village chiefs -- arrested over Edo train attack | TheCable

Seven persons — including two village chiefs — arrested over Edo train attack | TheCable

passengers waiting to board a train at the train station in Igueben LGA of the state, to Warri in Delta state.

At least 30 people were reportedly kidnapped, but Chris Nehikhare, the state’s commissioner for communication and orientation, laterMany of the travellers also sustained injuries from gunshots fired by the attackers.Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, in Benin, the state’s capital, Nehikhare said seven other suspects have also been arrested in connection with the incident.

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