By OBAYANGBON BENEDICT, Abuja
The Federal Government has suspended the resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train service indefinitely.
This followed pressure from families of victims of the March 28 attack, as the Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) earlier fixed 23rd of May for resumption of the train service.
The victims’ relatives had rejected the plan of NRC, stating that it is insensitive to resume operations with their relatives still in captivity.
The Corporation, in a statement released on Friday, apologised for delay in resumption of the service.
It assured the families of the kidnapped victims that it was working very hard to safely rescue the kidnapped victims.
According to the statement, “The NRC will continue to cooperate and collaborate with the Federal Government in its uncompromising mandate of protecting the territorial integrity and the internal security of Nigeria for safeguarding the lives and properties of its citizens especially as it concerns the rail sub-sector.
“In the same vein, we once again identify with the relatives of those in captivity on the account of the recent attack on AKTS to rest assured that the Federal Government is alive to its responsibility for the safe rescue of all persons being held, hostage.
“We, therefore, appeal, particularly to the relatives of persons held hostage to be patient and cooperate with the Corporation and the Security Agencies as the Federal Government is exploring all possible ways and means to ensure the safe release of their loved ones from captivity, soonest.
“The NRC expresses its profound gratitude to the security agencies for the continued support.”
