Crime
Bandits attack moving-train with 970 passengers in Kaduna
A train conveying about 970 passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State.
Checks revealed that many passengers were injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the assailants.
Although the police authorities are yet to confirm the attack, Channels Television gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday night.
The bandits reportedly attacked the train around Dutse axis in Kaduna, just a few kilometres to the Rigasa Train Station in Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
One of the passengers on the train told Channels Television that the bandits bombed the train track with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which forced the train to derail.
Upon the stoppage of the train, the assailants were said to have begun to fire gunshots sporadically.
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