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Kaduna Train Attack: Buhari Meets Service Chiefs, Orders Security Of Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan Rail Lines

SaharaReporters had reported how terrorists on Monday night bombed the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and attacked a train filled with passengers.

President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the service chiefs over the attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday night.

 

SaharaReporters had reported how terrorists on Monday night bombed the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and attacked a train filled with passengers.

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Subsequently, the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday announced the suspension of train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely following the attacks.

 

During a meeting at the State House on Tuesday, Buhari condemned the incident, describing it as a “matter of grave concern”.

 

The President directed the immediate conclusion of the implementation of the integrated security surveillance and monitoring solution for the Abuja-Kaduna rail line.

 

He also said the security infrastructure should be extended to cover the Lagos-Ibadan rail line.