Buhari meets with Service Chiefs over Abuja-Kaduna train attack

Ima Elijah 17:13 - 29 March 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari in a security meeting with service chiefs [Presidency]

The bandits were said to have opened fire, shot sporadically on the train, and later gained access into the train.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Service Chiefs, in Abuja, over the Kaduna train attack.

While the casualty figure is yet to be confirmed, several persons are feared dead.

The incident happened around 7:45 pm on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Dutse village in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) just a few kilometres from the Rigasa train station, which is the last transit point of the train.

The bandits were said to have opened fire, shot sporadically on the train, and later gained access into the train.

It was the second train attack since October, 2021, in Nigeria, which is battling armed rebels in the northern region and bandits who have kidnapped hundreds for ransom in the centre and north, leaving the population terrified.