The Nigerian Railway Corporation has shifted the resumption date for the Abuja Kaduna train service indefinitely following agitation by families of Kidnapped Victims.
The Corporation in a press release by the Deputy Director Public Relations Yakubu Mahmood apologizes for the delays in the resumption of the service noting that a new date will be announced soonest.
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NRC reassured relatives of those in captivity on the account of the recent attack on AKTS that the Federal Government is alive to its responsibility for the safe rescue of all persons being held hostage .
“We therefore appeal, particularly to the relatives of persons held hostage to be patient and cooperate with the Corporation and the Security Agencies as the Federal Government is exploring all possible ways and means to ensure the safe release of their loved ones from captivity, soonest.”
NRC stated that it will continue to cooperate and collaborate with the Federal Government in its uncompromising mandate of protecting the territorial integrity and the internal security of Nigeria for safe guarding the lives and property of its citizens especially as it concerns the rail sub-sector.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
