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Humanitarian affairs minister condoles with victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack

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The NEMA team at the scene of the attack

The NEMA team at the scene of the attack

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has sent condolences to families and victims of Monday’s Abuja-Kaduna train attack.

A statement issued on Tuesday by her Special Assistant on Media, Ms. Nneka Ikem Anibeze, said the minister directed the immediate deployment of a team from the

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Northwest zonal office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to visit the scene of the attack at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State as well as the victims.

Describing the incident as horrific, Hajiya Sadiya said: “My heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack. May God console and strengthen them at this time of grief.

“I also pray for the wounded and hospitalised persons who sustained various degrees of injury, that they recover quickly”.

Security operatives with NEMA officials beside the ill-fated train
Security operatives with NEMA officials beside the ill-fated train

Earlier, the NEMA team, led by the Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Abbani Imam Garki, visited 11 victims that were receiving treatment at St. Gerald’s Hospital in Kaduna.

Anibeze disclosed that eight of the victims were referred to 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna, while two others who sustained gunshot wounds and fractures are still hospitalised.

She said the hospital’s management also confirmed the admission of 25 victims on admission with different degrees of injury.

According to her, a representative of the Chief Medical Officer of the Reference Hospital also stated that while some victims underwent surgery, while others were treated and are now under observation.

“The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, however, requests families of the victims to contact 09088923398 for inquiries or to provide information on passengers who traveled on the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022,” she said.

The NEMA team with medical staff at the hospital (Photos: Humanitarian Affairs Ministry)
The NEMA team with medical staff at the hospital (Photos: Humanitarian Affairs Ministry)

 

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