Bandits attack Abuja-Kaduna train; passengers reportedly shot, kidnapped
A train conveying passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State.
Many passengers were injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the assailants.
The incident happened on Monday 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.
The bandits bombed the train track with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which forced the train to derail, Channels TV cited a passenger to have said.
Upon the stoppage of the train, the assailants were said to have begun to fire gunshots.
He added that the terrorists later forced their way into the train and kidnapped an unspecified number of people, with som others feared killed.
Meanwhile, troops have been mobilised to the scene of the attack to rescue the remaining passenger.
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Bandits attack Abuja-Kaduna train; passengers reportedly shot, kidnapped
A train conveying passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State.
Many passengers were injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the assailants.
The incident happened on Monday 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.
The bandits bombed the train track with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which forced the train to derail, Channels TV cited a passenger to have said.
Upon the stoppage of the train, the assailants were said to have begun to fire gunshots.
He added that the terrorists later forced their way into the train and kidnapped an unspecified number of people, with som others feared killed.
Meanwhile, troops have been mobilised to the scene of the attack to rescue the remaining passenger.
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