FG to commence Kano-Kaduna railway project in July ― Amaechi FG to commence Kano-Kaduna railway project in July ― Amaechi
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The Federal government has said on Friday that it is set to start the construction of the Kaduna-Kano rail line in July 2021.
Speaking on Friday in Kano, the Minister of Transportation, Hon Rotimi Amaechi said that as the ministry was rounding up the Lagos-Ibadan rail project billed to be commissioned in June, the ministry is set to commence work to link Kano-Kaduna with rail.
Amaechi who led a delegation of Nigerian Shippers Council and Nigeria Railway Corporation to pay a courtesy visit to the Kano State Governor explained that the project was important because of the economic viability of the state.
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In a statement announcing the arrest,
Mohammed Jalige, spokesperson for the command said the suspects were arrested at Dalle Village of Jema’a LGA. He said the command was able to arrest of the suspects after acting on reliable information it got on May 13. Jalige said the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation and effort is being intensified with a view to identifying all people involved in the destruction of critical national infrastructure. The police spokesperson also cleared the air on the video and pictures of a vandalised rail track circulating on social media platforms, saying the rail tracks in the video were that of Enugu and not Abuja–Kaduna rail track.