Train Bombing: 'Nigerians Can Travel Safely By Rail Under Buhari' – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has insisted that Nigerians can travel safely by rail.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, said the current administration had done well in ensuring the safety of rail transport across the country.

Mohammed, who spoke at a press briefing on Monday, March 28, 2022, said the Federal Government had performed excellently in the provision of infrastructure.

The minister also listed rail projects the current Government had completed across the country.

Mohammed stated: “We are proud that in our time, Nigerians are once again able to travel by rail, this time in total comfort and safety.

“Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe-Ajaokuta, and Abuja Metroline are shining examples of our rail revolution. And we are just getting started. We have the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway project that cuts through Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa, and Borno states, and the Bonny Deep Sea and Railway Industrial Park.

“We have the Kano-Maradi standard gauge line that passes through some economic hubs of the country, including Kazaure, Daura, Katsina, and up to the border town of Jibiya and the city of Maradi in the Niger Republic.”

Meanwhile, bandits have been attacking some rail lines across the country.

In October 2021, gunmen had attacked a Kaduna-Abuja train.

On Monday, gunmen believed to be bandits struck again, attacking the rail track of an Abuja-Kaduna train.

Several passengers were injured during the attack.