UPDATE: NRC Shuts Down Edo Train Station Indefinitely Over Attack

The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Sunday reportedly announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till further notice.

The organisation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges.

According to Punch, a public announcement by the NRC was posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp Group saying the closure was “till further notice.”

The statement reads, “Public Announcement: This is to inform our general public and most especially our esteemed passengers, that Ekehen Station has been temporarily closed due to security issues, till further notice.”

Another notice reads, “Due to the incident at Ekehen station on Saturday, WITS 01/ 02 will no longer stop at Ekehen Station. Please advise our customers.”

It was earlier reported that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Saturday evening abducted many passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State, while many others sustained injuries.

The Spokesperson for Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident in a statement.

According to him, the abductors, armed with AK 47, invaded the train station and shot sporadically into the air before abducting scores of intending travellers into the bush.

Nwabuzor said that many of the passengers sustained bullet wounds, assuring that operatives were on the trail of the abductors with an aim to rescue those the kidnap victims herded into the bush.

Posted: at 8-01-2023 03:07 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero

Hmmn.....Very secured country and technically defeated attackers indeed.  Very!

Posted: at 8-01-2023 05:15 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac