*The Federal Government of Nigeria has set up a committee to provide concrete measures to safeguard train passengers and railway infrastructure across the West African country

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

The Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to evolve concrete measures to protect train passengers and railway infrastructure across the country.

绿帽献妻 reports the Federal Ministry of Transportation disclosed in a statement that Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, inaugurated the 11-man Committee in Abuja, FCT.

The members of the committee are the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Of Transport, Magdalene Ajani (Chairman); Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria (Secretary); Director, Rail Transport Services, Yusuf Adekunle; Air Vice-Marshall A. O. Adole (Defence Headquarters), Major General T. E. Gagariga (Nigerian Army), Air Commodore C. O. Olayera (Nigerian Air Force) and Ngozi Ezeilo (Representing Civil Society Organisation).

The Ministry stated that the Committee is mandated to review the use of surveillance equipment along rail lines, and set up a special task force on railway lines throughout Nigeria.

The Committee also develops a comprehensive report on the train attacks along the Abuja-Kaduna route and make recommendations on how to prevent future occurrences of similar attacks, said the statement.

It is recalled marauding terrorists, March 28, 2022, attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train, killing scores and kidnapping several passengers.

While some of the passengers have been released months after their abduction after millions of Naira were paid as ransom to their captors, others are still in captivity till this day, according to report.