A passenger, who witnessed the incident confirmed this to Daily Trust, saying that the deceased was healthy and agile before the train left Kaduna but he started complaining of chest pain while on the journey.
A yet-to-be-identified policeman who was one of the escorts attached to the Kaduna-Abuja train reportedly died during a trip on Thursday morning.
A passenger, who witnessed the incident confirmed this to Daily Trust, saying that the deceased was healthy and agile before the train left Kaduna but he started complaining of chest pain while on the journey.
The witness alleged that the policeman eventually died because there was no medical aid on the train.
“There was no emergency medical care on the train. Before a doctor, who was also a passenger, could come, the officer was already dead,” he added.
After the officer died, his remains were moved to a side of the train, while his face was covered.
Meanwhile, passengers gathered to discuss the fate of the deceased.
The train arrived at Kubwa in Abuja around 3:20pm after which passengers disembarked.
Security operatives on ground prevented passengers from recording the incident.
About 20 minutes after the arrival of the train, some police van drove into the station to pick the corpse to a mortuary.
Attempts to reach Mahmoud Yakubu, Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Railway Corporation, did not yield result at the time of filing this report as his telephone line was switched off.