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2023 Elections: NRC suspends train services

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Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train services in the country to enable Nigerians to exercise their civic responsibilities.

The temporary suspension of train services will be from February 25 to February 27, 2023, the NRC said in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement signed by the Corporation’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, lists the routes suspended to include Abuja–Kaduna, Warri–Itakpe, Lagos–Ibadan, and the Iddo Lagos–Ijoko train services.

“However, the management assures the general public of the normal train service’s recommencement on Tuesday, February 28, 2023,” the statement added.

Train services have been suspended in parts of the country in the last year after attacks and derailments.

On March 28, 2022, terrorists attacked a Kaduna-Abuja train, killing some passengers and kidnapping others who later regained their freedom.

Also, on January 7, 2023, passengers waiting to board a train in Edo State were abducted but freed days later.

The corporation had also suspended its Abuja-Kaduna services in January following the derailment at the Kubwa Station.

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