The Federal Government’s initial announcement that rail service between Abuja and Kaduna will resume has been delayed.
During an inspection journey to evaluate the readiness of the Abuja-Kaduna rail services before the start of operations, Mu’azu Sambo, the minister of transportation, made the discovery.
The Minister said that the return of the rail service will not take longer than a week, although he was unable to provide a specific timetable.
The Minister explained, “The federal government has introduced a new system of purchasing tickets, it is the beginning of security checks that will enable the government to ascertain who boards the train at every point in time.”
The federal government had last week stated that on Monday, 28th November, 2022, the Abuja-Kaduna rail services will resume operations.
The rail service of the Abuja-Kaduna train was suspended following the attack on the train on 28th March, 2022 when terrorists planted explosives that derailed the train.
The attack led to the killing of nine passengers and 60 were abducted but all have been released.
