A train conveying about 970 passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked on Monday evening by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State.
Many passengers are feared injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the assailants.
The bandits reportedly attacked the train around Dutse axis in Kaduna, just a few kilometres to the Rigasa Train Station in Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the bandits bombed the train track with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which forced the train to derail.
Upon the stoppage of the train, the assailants were said to have begun to fire gunshots sporadically.
Meanwhile, troops have been mobilised to the scene of the attack to rescue the passengers.
Another passenger on the train, Anas Iro Danmusa, took to his Facebook handle to cry for help.
According to him, nobody could come to their rescue about one hour into the incident as the assailants tried to force their way into the train.
After about 20 minutes later, Danmusa confirmed that army personnel have arrived at the scene of the attack.
As at the time of filing this report, there is no information yet on the state of the passengers.
