Kaduna train attack: Whereabouts of 163 passengers, 7 crew unknown – NRC

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has given an update on the 163 passengers and seven crew members who boarded the il-fated AK9 Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by terrorists on March 28, 2022.

Fidet Okhiria, the NRC’s Managing Director, in the sixth update from the corporation, with respect to the attack on the train, explained that 191 passengers had been confirmed safe and were in their various homes with their families.
According to him, “46 phone numbers on the manifest are still either switched off or not reachable since Tuesday morning. 33 phone numbers on the manifest are ringing but still no response from the other end.”

The NRC’s Managing Director stated that on the crew members in the train, there were a total of 20 train crew on board, stressing that seven (are) NRC staff, five are okay and two are missing.

He added that of the 10 janitors, six are okay, three missing and one dead, adding that of the three onboard caterers, one is okay and two are missing.