Tension as Lagos bound train grinds to a halt in a forest
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Tension as Lagos bound train grinds to a halt in a forest

‘We spotted someone holding a stick. Appeared to either be on a video call or making videos of the halted train’

Travellers on a Lagos-bound train were stranded on Monday after the locomotive developed a fault in the middle of a forest.

Yinka Seth claimed that some steel parts of the rail tracks were removed by some hoodlums.

“The train has stopped twice. The current explanation is that some steel parts of the rail tracks have been removed, that is the thing about bad governance and citizenship. Eventually, e go touch everybody.

 “We are less than 5mins from Moniya in Ibadan and the train has grinded to a halt. We’ve stopped for 10mins without an explanation.

“At 8:29am, we spotted someone holding a stick. Appeared to either be on a video call or making videos of the halted locomotive. Passengers are tense and it is becoming harder to sit still.” Seth noted.

He however said that there was a similar incident a day before (Sunday).

He said, “I do not believe a team was sent; that may be due to the fact that my observation only focused on my vantage point. However, I did see two armed police officers on board who were active when the train stopped.”

The spokesperson for the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakubu Mahmood could not be reached for his comment.

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