The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of armed police personnel for the resumption of railway services along Abuja-Kaduna rail lines on Monday, December 5, 2022.
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a press statement in Abuja today that the personnel were drawn from the Police Mobile Force, K-9, Force Intelligence Bureau, Explosive Ordnance Unit and Railway Police Command.
Adejobi said: “The Nigeria Police Force has been in regular talks with the Nigerian Railway Corporation and other security agencies in preparation for the commencement of operations.
“The deployment covers major railway stations along the route and operational coaches to provide adequate security for passengers, their property and the entire service in order to prevent any unforseen incidence.”
The public relations officer added that the IGP has assured the general public, especially intending passengers, of adequate protection of lives and property, “as all hands are on deck to fortify the railway services along the route and other rail lines across the country.”
It would be recalled that the train services were suspended on March 28, this year, after a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by terrorists, who kidnapped sixty-two passengers and killed eight, while several others were injured.
A series of negotiations for the release of the abducted passengers followed, during which the victims were freed in batches.
