Former governor of Lagos and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, has cancelled the 13th edition of its annual colloquium as mark of respect for those that died in an attack on a Kaduna-bound train.
The APC presidential aspirant urged clerics and everyone present to pray to God to help Nigeria win the war against terrorism.
He said that as a senior citizen, he cannot be celebrating while others are in sorrow.
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He asked everyone to go back home and pray for Nigeria.
Quest Times earlier reported that terrorists bombed a section of the Kaduna-Abuja rail track and opened fire on passengers, killing scores, injuring many and whisking away an unspecified number of people.
Also, a Kaduna-based medical doctor who was scheduled to relocate abroad this Friday, Dr Chinelo Megafu, was among those killed by the terrorists.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kaduna branch, in a statement, confirmed that the doctor worked at St Gerard’s Hospital, Kakuri and that she was a dedicated member of staff.
“Nigerian Medical Association Kaduna State Branch, regrets to announce the death of one of her members, Dr Chinelo Megafu Nwando which sad event took place yesterday at the train attack.
“She worked at St Gerard’s Hospital Kakuri and was a dedicated staff. May her soul rest peacefully and may her entire family be comforted,” the statement signed by Aisha Mustapha, Secretary, NMA Kaduna, reads.
