The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has said there is no definite date yet to resume the Abuja-Kaduna train service.
The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria made the disclosure while urging the general public to disregard contrary reports on the matter.
According to Okhiria, no definite date has been fixed for the resumption but that the federal government is making every necessary effort to resume service on the route.
”I wish to inform the general public that the news is false because a definite date has not yet been fixed.
”It is true that the Minister announced that we will resume services on that route this November and efforts are being made by all necessary quarters to ensure we resume before the end of November.
”I wish to reiterate the commitment of the Federal Government and the corporation to securing the lives and properties of our highly esteemed passengers and Nigerians,” Okhiria said.
Recall that service along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor was halted due to a terrorist attack on March 28, which led to the loss of lives and kidnap of some passengers.
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, announced after the release of all the kidnapped passengers, that services along the corridor would resume in November.