The evacuation of passengers on the trapped Kaduna-bound train from Abuja has been concluded this morning by security forces, officials of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Nigerian Red Cross.
Passengers who sustained injuries have been moved to hospitals.
The passengers were evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road.
It could be recalled that, the Kaduna-bound train from Abuja conveying about 970 passengers was attacked on Monday, along Rijana-Katere axis of Kaduna State.
Liaising with the NRC
Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan has assured that the State Government was still liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the list from the passengers manifest for efficient tracking.
He said Governor Nasiru El-Rufai has commended all those who participated in the evacuation, and as well appealed to the hospitals to attend to the victims diligently.
The Commissioner disclosed that, the Ministry of Health has been directed to be in contact with the hospitals as government will bear the cost of their treatment.
Lateefah Ibrahim
