TERRORISTS attacked a Kaduna-bound train in the Northern part of Nigeria in the late hours of Monday, March 28, 2022, killing some people and kidnapping a yet-to-be-identified number of persons.
According to reports, the train left Abuja, the Nigerian capital, at about 6:00 pm and was heading to Kaduna when it was attacked between Katari and Rijana communities.
The terrorists also referred to as bandits in Nigeria, planted explosives on the train track and immobilised it before firing gunshots at the passengers as they tried to open the doors.
Both the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Railway Corporation have confirmed the attack.
The exact number of people on the train at the time of the incident has yet to be confirmed, but there are media reports that over 970 people were aboard the train.
The Kaduna government has confirmed fatalities but did not say the number of people killed so far.
In a Tuesday, March 29, 2022, statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, the state government said the evacuation of the trapped passengers has been concluded but search and rescue operations continued.