The Federal Government is putting concrete security measures, including building mini police barracks along the railway routes, to safeguard train passengers and railway infrastructure across the country.
This was revealed by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, in an interview with NAN on Friday.
He said, “We are providing some shields like barracks where the police can feel safe and comfortable to work.”
Mr Okhiria said, “A team was set up, not just for Abuja-Kaduna but for rail security and we are meeting to ensure concrete measures to safeguard train passengers and railway infrastructure across the country.
“We have broken into committees and while that is going on, those things we need to put in place to help us run safe and secure trains are also being put in place within the NRC.
“The team is made up of the Office of the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Army Staff, the I-G, DSS and the Military Intelligence, we have all in that committee.
“And those things we can do before the committee submit their report, we are putting in place, so that we can start operation when we think it’s safe to start,” he said.
Okhiria commended the federal government on the release of the remaining 23 kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train victims by terrorists.
On train services resumption, Mr Okhiria said,”It is in the hands of the committee to decide.
“Regarding operations however, I will say we are ready with the locomotives and we are ready with the tracks,” he said.
