The stranded passengers
Hundred of passengers on Abuja/Kaduna train are currently stranded in Dutse, Kaduna, as the train developed faults few minutes into the journey.
Daily Trust reports that five minutes after the train departed the Rigasa Station in Kaduna, it developed a mechanical fault.
Twice, the train stopped before getting to Dutse, where it finally broke down.
Midat Joseph, an Assistant National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), who is one of the passengers, said the train developed fault around 7:am.
“ I left my house as early as 5:am to join the 6:40am train but unfortunately I have been trapped here in this forest. This is not the first time I will be experiencing this mess,” he said.
Passengers stranded as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down in forest
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Passengers trapped in the bush as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down
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