Gunmen Attack Train Station In Kaduna

A large number of gun-wielding men on Saturday reportedly attacked vehicles conveying travellers from the Rigasa Train station in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Some of the passengers attacked sustained varying degrees of injuries while numerous others were kidnapped by the gunmen, who have reportedly demanded N20m ransoms from their families.

It was also learnt that a similar incident took place around the area when passengers passing through the link road linking the train station to the airport road junction, were attacked. But it was learnt that they were repelled by military personnel attached to the train station.

One of the victims of the attack is said to be in a critical condition at the 44 Army Reference Hospital, located in the City central 

A competent source told newsmen that the only person kidnapped in the incident was a diabetic patient who was allegedly thrown into a river not too far from the scene of the attack.

 “Then, on Saturday, three people were kidnapped by the bandits,” he added.

The bandits were said to be under the leadership of a commander named ‘Bardinge’ who was said to have arrived at the Maguzawa general area about six days ago.

It was gathered that the plan of the bandits was to attack and kidnap citizens within the Rigasa Train Station or to open fire at the train station.

The Kaduna Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, had yet to confirm the incident as call and text message to his phone were not answered