Over 100 proposals by local and international firms for the security of railways across the country are being submitted daily to the Nigerian Railway Corporation following the bombing of the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, by terrorists, it was learnt on Sunday. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, had, after the March 28 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, stated that the Federal Government through the NRC would install security sensors on the rail tracks. He, however, noted that efforts were on to fix the Abuja-Kaduna train service, which had been suspended since March 28, 2022 after it was bombed by terrorists. To further boost security on its train services, the NRC had also announced last month that beginning from May this year it would start linking the profiles of its train passengers with their various National Identification Numbers. This layer of passenger screening will commence by May 2022,” Okhiria had stated.

Source: Punch May 02, 2022 14:01 UTC