Husband, wife, four children missing on Kaduna-bound train attack

A woman, simply identified as Maryam Bobbo, her husband and four children have been reported to be missing after the terrorist attack on the Kaduna-bound train on Monday night.

Newsflash Nigeria had reported on Monday night that, some gunmen suspected to be terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train between Katari and Rigina axis, leaving hundreds of passengers dead in the attack.

According to a Twitter user, @Muazzamz, the couple and their children were on board the ill-fated train and have not been seen or reachable since the incident.

“Maryam Bobbo, her husband & children still missing from what happened last night during the train attack may Allah SWT bring them back alive & healthy,” @Muazzamz tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.

Recall that the Kaduna State government said it was making efforts to account for all the passengers, crew and security officers that were on the train.

The Kaduna State government on Tuesday also disclosed that eight bodies have been recovered, while 26 others were injured in the Kaduna train attack.

READ ALSO: FULL LIST: Names of 398 passengers on board bombed Abuja-Kaduna train

The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said several others are unaccounted for, as search operations continue.

He said “The documents received showed 398 passengers bought tickets for the trip, but 362 were validated as having boarded the train through the recognized turnstile.

“The passenger manifest does not include NRC staff and security officials who were on board”.

Newsflash gathered that a former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala and Muhammad Amin Mahmood, an aspirant in the just-concluded National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been among the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers who was shot by terrorists on Monday evening after the train was bombed and derailed by the gunmen.

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