Suspected bandits attack passenger train in northern Nigeria
Also: Passengers killed in ‘unprecedented’ attack on train in Nigeria (The Guardian)
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Source: Al Jazeera
Suspected bandits attack passenger train in northern Nigeria
It is the second train attack since October in Nigeria, as bandits continue to wreak havoc in parts of the north.
29 Mar 2022
Suspected bandits have attacked a passenger train headed to the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna from the capital Abuja after they trapped the train, the state government said.
On Monday evening, Anas Iro Danmusa,a passenger, posted on Facebook that bandits had planted explosives to halt the train and were trying to force their way on board, and that gunshots were being heard outside.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and several passengers are missing. No casualties have been confirmed.
“The military has secured the Kaduna-bound train from Abuja trapped by terrorists,” a spokesperson for the Kaduna state government said. “Efforts are ongoing to convey the passengers from the location and others that sustained injuries have been rushed to hospitals for urgent medical attention.”
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Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/29/suspected-bandits-attack-passenger-train-in-northern-nigeria
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Source: The Guardian
Passengers killed in ‘unprecedented’ attack on train in Nigeria
Suspected bandits blow up track and open fire on train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna
Emmanuel Akinwotu in Lagos
Tue 29 Mar 2022 11.42 BST
Gunmen have attacked a train travelling from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to the city of Kaduna, in an “unprecedented” act of violence that will heighten concerns about a breakdown of security in the country’s troubled northern region.
The death toll is unclear but a local security official told Reuters two train staff and five security personnel had been killed. A senator in Kaduna state separately said three cleaning staff on the train had died. Many others were injured and there were fears that an unknown number had been abducted.
Authorities could not immediately confirm the number of passengers on the train but local media reported that nearly 1,000 people were onboard.
The attackers used explosives to blow up the rail track before opening fire, according to Fidet Okhiria, the chief executive of the state-owned Nigerian Railway Corporation. “There were casualties but we have not been able to confirm the number,” Okhiria told Associated Press, describing the nature of the attack as unprecedented.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/29/injured-gunmen-attack-passenger-train-nigeria-abuja-kaduna
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