Two more victims of the train station attack in Igueben, Edo State, have been rescued.
The State’s Commissioner for Communications and Orientation, Chris Nehihkare, in a news briefing on Wednesday in Benin City revealed that seven suspects, including two traditional rulers, are currently in police custody
On January 7th, gunmen attacked passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State, abducting 32 people.
According to police, the abductors, armed with AK-47s, stormed the train station and fired sporadically into the air before abducting scores of passengers into the bush.
Six of the victims were rescued on January 8, and one was rescued the next day. On January 13, two more victims were rescued, and 12 were said to have been rescued hours later.
Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, blamed the Nigerian Railway Corporation, accusing the railway authorities of negligence.
According to him, the Kaduna train attack should have taught train operators to beef up security at their facilities across the country.
“We must also express our disappointment at the authorities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation because, after the Kaduna incident, we expect that they will secure their facilities better.”