The passenger train was heading to Kaduna from Abuja on Friday when the accident occurred, SaharaReporters learnt.
A train plying the Abuja-Kaduna State route has reportedly derailed, forcing many passengers to be stranded.
The passenger train was heading to Kaduna from Abuja on Friday when the accident occurred, SaharaReporters learnt.
The Nigeria Railway Corporation is yet to confirm the incident.
This is coming a few days after a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route derailed in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria.
The incident happened inside a Kogi State forest.
Several passengers were said to have abandoned the train for fear of being kidnapped.
On January 7, 2023, some gunmen kidnapped 20 passengers waiting to board a train at the train station in the Igueben Local Government Area of the Edo State.