BREAKING: Passengers stranded inside Kogi forest as Warri-Itakpe train derails

A train plying the Warri-Itakpe route has reportedly derailed, forcing many passengers to be stranded.

It is said to be the same train where passengers were abducted from at its station in Igueben, Edo State.

It was gathered that the incident happened inside the Kogi forest.

Several passengers were said to have abandoned the train for fear of being kidnapped.

It was gathered that the train left Warri early Sunday and got derailed at around 12 pm inside the forest between Ajaokuta and Itakpe.

A former Chairman of the Bayelsa Vigilante Agency, Prince Douye Koroye, who was in VIP alleged that it might be a case of suspected terrorists cutting the rail line, a situation that may have culminated in the train derailing because it was at a high-speed.

The source, who was also a former Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government on Youth and Community Development, revealed that four coaches and the head coach of the train are badly damaged beyond repair.

He said the stranded passengers were told by the officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation to remain calm and sit back in the train while they mobilised for help.

Koroye also revealed that many passengers as at the time of filing this report are still stranded in the Bush and are being protected by the security team in the train.

The Delta and Kogi State police commands could not immediately confirm the incident, however, the Manager, of Warri/Itakpe railway, told our correspondent he was just on his way to the scene and would give the details later.

Details later…

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