Tag: PASSENGERS

Gunmen abduct 11 passengers after attack on another Benue Links vehicle

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Gunmen on Sunday night attacked a Benue Links passenger bus and abducted at least 11 persons, multiple sources said on Monday. The driver of the vehicle and four passengers were however said to have escaped after the attack which occurred at about 10pm along Ogbokolo-Otukpa road in Okpokpwu Local Government Area of Benue. A competent source said that the kidnappers had initially demanded for N60 million, but came down to N16 million as ransom to release the passengers. A similar incident involving two buses of the transport company occurred on…

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Train attack: NRC confirms 14 more safe passengers on board

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the safety of 14 more passengers on board the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train of March 28, bringing the total safe passengers to 186. The NRC’s Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, confirmed this in a statement he issued on Sunday. ”The statement is aimed at updating Nigerians on the on-going development regarding the clearing of the incident site (recovery of the rolling stock, repairs of the track) and status of Passengers that were on-board the AK9 train on Monday, March 28. ”Of the 362 validated passengers on board…

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Fatal Auto crash claims 17 lives in Yobe

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death 17 persons and injury of four others in road traffic accident at Zubali village along Kano to Potiskum  road. Mr. Yelwa Dio, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, said that the accident occurred Sunday night, involving a bus that rammed into a truck. “Our rescue team discovered 21 persons in the two vehicles involved -14 males, one female adult and two female children, all perished in the accident. “The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the…

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