By: Manoah Kikekon
Many persons were
feared dead after suspected terrorists attacked a Abuja-Kaduna train with 970
passengers on board.
The incident reportedly took
place around Katari and Rijina area of Kaduna on Monday night.
Several persons was
abducted and others sustained injuries
It was reported by The
Nation that the Former Senator representing Kaduna Kaduna Central Shehu Sani
tweeted he has been trying to reach a number of passengers on the train without
success.
He claimed that villagers who
confirmed the incident said they heard multiple gunshots from afar in the
forest.
“We have been
trying to call the numbers of passengers in the Kaduna-Abuja train but it’s not
connecting.
A passenger, Anas Iro Danmusa,
who tweeted from the train, confirmed the incident.
He tweeted: “Please
this is an emergency. We are inside the train at the moment. Kidnappers planted
explosives in the engines have been ruined.
“We are helpless. Abuja to
Kaduna train. Gunshots still been fired right around us. We are just under the
seats praying to God while waiting for help. Since 8pm we have benn here.
Between Katari and Rijina. I am a living witness. ”
He later tweeted that soldiers
have arrived the scene of the train to rescue some of the passengers.