A Kaduna-bound train on Monday was attacked by suspected terrorists after explosives believed to be planted on the rail track went off around Katari area of the State, at about the 6pm train which took off from Idu Train Station at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hit an explosive device about 30 minutes to Rigasa train station in Kaduna.
The terrorists surrounded the train shooting sporadically.
A combined team of Nigerian security forces responded quickly to repell the terrorists after bombing the engine section of the train. There were 970 passengers on board.
“The Army are now with us,” one of the passengers on board the train posted on his Facebook profile.
The bomb planted on the rail track by the terrorists, eye witness said demobilized the train after it hit the engine.
The eye witness added that the terrorists shot sporadically in the air for hours after the train had stopped. The source added that the bandits tried getting access into the train before they were repelled by the Army.
One of the passengers, who confirmed the incident in a telephone call, said the attackers have surrounded the train, shooting sporadically.
“All the passengers are currently lying on the floor of the train. The bandits are shooting sporadically. We are in serious danger,” said one of the panic-stricken passengers.
Details of casualties are not clear as at press time.
