The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced the indefinite shutdown of Ekehen Station in Edo State.
The announcement came after some passengers were attacked and kidnapped on Saturday.
In a message shared on the passengers’ WhatApp Group, the Corporation said, “Public Notice: This is to inform our public and especially our esteemed passengers, that Ekehen Station is temporarily closed due to security concerns, until further notice.”
“Another notice reads, “Due to the incident at Ekehen station on Saturday, WITS 01/ 02 will no longer stop at Ekehen Station. Please advise our customers.”
According to information from Vanguard, that some few months after terrorists attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, abducting around 168 passengers and killing eight others, there was another attack on a train station by gunmen in the state of ‘Edo.
However, the incident was confirmed by the Edo Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, on Sunday.
