*As COAS visits scene, orders troops to hunt down attackers
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Kaduna State Government has announced completion of evacuation of passengers trapped in the Abuja-Kaduna train, which came under terrorist attack Monday evening.
The 1000 capacity train, which was reported to have about 970 passengers on board the 6:30 pm schedule,m took off from Idu in Abuja to Rigasa, Kaduna.
It was attacked around Katari and Rijana axis Monday evening.
The Government, in a statement on Tuesday morning, said passengers were evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road by security agents.
The statement signed by Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the State Government is footing the medical bills of passengers injured in the attack.
He however disclosed that, search-and-rescue operations were still ongoing in the general area as of Tuesday morning.
The statement titled: ‘Evacuation of trapped train passengers concluded,’ reads: “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.
“The passengers were evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road.
“As stated yesterday, the Kaduna State Government is still liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the list from the passengers manifest for efficient tracking.
“Governor Nasir El-Rufai who commended all those who participated in the evacuation appealed to the hospitals to attend to the victims diligently.
“The Governor also directed the Ministry of Health to be in contact with the hospitals as government will bear the cost of their treatment.
“As of the time of this update, search-and-rescue operations are in progress.”
Meanwhile, The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has ordered troops to intensify the search for victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack, and also hunt down the attackers.
The army boss gave the order when he visited the scene of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack on Tuesday.
This was contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyeama Nwachukwu, titled, ‘COAS on assessment visit to scene of Kaduna-Abuja train attack’.
The statement read, “The COAS, who was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, on arrival at scene, assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train, as well as the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage.
“He ordered the troops of the NA and other security agencies to intensify their search and rescue operations to ensure that the kidnapped victims are rescued unconditionally.
“The COAS has also assured Nigerians that the troops will be undeterred and vehement in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality.
“He urged members of the surrounding communities and all Nigerians to continue to avail troops with credible information to enhance their operations across the country.
“Gen Yahaya observed that the attack reverberates the need for critical stakeholders to review the security of railways across the country in order to achieve the desired security architecture for railway transportation.”
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