Terrorists have detonated a bomb on the rail track of Abuja-Kaduna train immobilising it.
Credible sources confirmed the attack on Monday night, saying the attack occurred at a point between Katari and Rijana, Daily Nigerian reports.
One of the passengers who confirmed the incident said the attackers surrounded the train, shooting sporadically.
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There are at least 970 passengers on board the train.
However, the Police and the Nigerian Airforce have overpowered a group of suspected Terrorists who blew off the rail track of the Abuja-Kaduna train.
The Terrorists reportedly blew off the rail track between Rijana and Katari in Kaduna State and surrounded it shooting sporadically into the air.
The Nigerian Police Force and troops of the Nigerian Airforce who got information about the unfolding attack quickly mobilised to the scene and overpowered the Terrorists.
The Troops defeated the Terrorists in a Firefight and secured the 970 passengers unhurt.
