The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the Abuja-Kaduna train that derailed at the Jere corridor.
Some coaches in a train, which departed the Rigasa station in Kaduna on Sunday morning to Abuja, reportedly derailed in a mountainous area near Jere.
Also, the management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured that normal passenger train services between Kaduna-Rigasa and Idu Abuja are continuing despite the incident.
The NSIB disclosed that a team has been deployed to investigate the incident.
“We are aware of the derailment of an Abuja-bound train from Kaduna, which occurred halfway into the journey at Jere. A team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” NSIB said.
Meanwhile, a former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani on his official X handle also announced the train derailment in Kaduna.
An X user Akpan David alleged that since the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) returned the rail project to NRC, there has been frequent train derailment.
“By the time they hand over the Lagos-Ibadan train service) (to NRC, derailment will still happen. The poor maintenance of track and what we called Pre-Operation checklist before operation,” he said.
