The Kaduna State government says the evacuation of
passengers on the trapped Kaduna-bound train from Abuja has been carried out by
security forces, officials of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
and the Nigerian Red Cross, Tuesday morning.
The State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and
Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, explained that the passengers, who
sustained injuries, and other fatalities had been moved to hospitals for
immediate treatment.
The Commissioner further explained that the passengers were
evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in
Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road.
He emphasized that the Kaduna State Government was still
liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to get the list from the
passengers’ manifest for efficient tracking.
The statement noted that Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who
commended all those who participated in the evacuation, appealed to the
hospitals to attend to the victims diligently.
It explained that the Governor also directed the Ministry of
Health to be in contact with the hospitals, as the government will bear the
cost of their treatment.
The statement stated that as of the time of this update,
search-and-rescue operations were still in progress.
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