Many persons including Senator Shehu Sani, escaped death by the whiskers as armed bandits bombed a passenger train travelling between Abuja and Kaduna.
Former Senator Shehu Sani said a train he rode between Kaduna and Abuja on Thursday morning nearly derailed because of an explosive that damaged a section of the tracks.
Sani, a former senator, representing Kaduna Central, disclosed that the train he boarded ran into a portion damaged by explosives used by terrorists in attacking a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday.
The former senator in a tweet, said the bandits were targeting the trains in order to dispose of passengers of their cash and other valuable possessions.
He also alleged that the terrorists also opened fire on the engine driver and tank of the train.
“Yesterday, terrorists attacked the Kaduna-Abuja railway with an explosive and opened fire on the train, targeting the engine driver and the tank.
“This morning, I was on board when our train ran over another explosive damaged rail track. It took a miracle for us to escape,” he tweeted..
When contacted, spokesman for the Nigerian Railway in Abuja did not immediately return a request seeking comments on the development.
In recent time, bandits have repeatedly targeted the railway line between the nation’s capital and the key northern city, which has become the preferred route for passengers seeking to avoid the perilous three-hour journey by road.
Besides, the deadly gangs have raided military bases and shot down at least one reconnaissance jet of the Nigerian Air Force. Last week.
This is coming following the Wall Street Journal reports that the military paid a ransom to the bandits to prevent President Muhammadu Buhari’s plane from being shot down, which was denied by military authorities of Nigeria.