Suspected terrorists, often referred to as bandits, have attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train, forcing the train to stop midway.
It was gathered that the bandits first attacked the train on Wednesday night and successfully immobilized it after struggling to move for 7km after the attack.
The bandits, according to sources, returned again on Thursday morning and planted an explosive device on the rail track.
“The bandits first attacked last Abuja-Kaduna train bearing number AK9 between Rijana and Dutse. The train came under heavy gunfire, but it struggled to stutter for about 7km and stopped as the gunshots damaged the fuel tank,” a staff of Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), told newsmen on the condition of anonymity.
A passenger of the early morning train, a Senator who represented Kaduna-Central in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, confirmed the incident on his Facebook page.
Although the sale of tickets for the Abuja-Kaduna trains service was suspended on Thursday morning, the NRC is yet to speak on the situation.
