TRAIN ATTACK: Nigerian Railway Clears Air On Accurate Number Of Passengers
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Mar 31, 2022
TRAIN ATTACK: Nigerian Railway Clears Air On Accurate Number Of Passengers
The Nigerian Railway Corporation,NRC has cleared the air on the accurate number of passengers onboard the NRC AK9 Abuja-Kaduna train.
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The rail vehicle enroute Kaduna was attacked by bandit terrorists, leaving scores injured and one dead.
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The demise of a medical doctor, Dr Chinelo Nwando has gone on to spark mixed reactions and questions about the state of security in the nation.
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Speaking on circulating diverse accounts of the actual number of persons on the train, the NRC through its Managing Director, Engr. Fidet Okhiria has made a clarification.
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'' 398 passengers purchased tickets to travel on the NRC AK9 service, and 362 passengers actually boarded.
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The entire seat capacity of the train in question is 840 passengers. Therefore, the figure of 970 being circulated cannot be correct.ÔÇØ
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The MD stated that the corporation had 8 personnel and some security operatives attached to the train.
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He went on to reveal every passenger is recognized via electronic validators linked to the central system.
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Okhiria also explained that the train in question, the AK9 is usually not run at full capacity, adding the passengers on board can affirm his report.
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