NRC decries rising vandalisation of railway installations

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has decried the expanding vandalisation of its electrical and signalling installations crossed the Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and Warri-Itakpe corridors.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Kayode Opeifa, raised the interest successful a connection connected Saturday successful Lagos.

The statement, signed by Mr Callistus Unyimadu, Chief Public Relations Officer, NRC, described the attacks arsenic a large menace to harmless and businesslike bid operations.

Opeifa confirmed that 2 suspects had been arrested successful Kaduna successful transportation with the vandalisation of instrumentality astatine the Rigasa Train Station area.

He said the suspects, aged 22 and 24, some from Rigasa, were apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Police, Railway Command attached to the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS).

The arrest, helium explained, followed the find connected Friday, Oct. 10, astatine astir 12:30 p.m., that a cablegram ligament had been chopped and removed from an NRC crane.

Acting connected intelligence, the patrol squad led by ASP Abdullahi Bwajin, Administrative Officer astatine Rigasa, traced and arrested the suspects soon aft the incident.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime, revealing that they sold the stolen cablegram to 1 Musa, popularly known arsenic “Musa Major,” for ₦90,000.

Each fishy reportedly received ₦30,000 arsenic his share, portion different accomplice, besides from Rigasa, remains astatine large, Opeifa added.

He said efforts were ongoing by the Nigeria Police, Railway Command (AKTS), to apprehension the remaining fishy and retrieve the stolen materials.

The NRC, helium said, commended the bid for its professionalism and swift response, assuring that each culprits would look the afloat value of the law.

Opeifa expressed heavy interest implicit the expanding attacks connected railway electrical and signalling infrastructure, describing them arsenic captious nationalist assets.

He said the corporation, moving with information agencies, would henceforth dainty specified acts arsenic economical sabotage, with terrible ineligible consequences for offenders

The NRC main appealed to residents of communities hosting railway facilities to enactment the corp and information agencies successful protecting these installations.

He stressed that the railway strategy remained a catalyst for assemblage improvement and improved livelihoods, making its extortion a corporate responsibility. (NAN)

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