By Abdulrahman Abdullahi
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency has called for measures to curb the vandalization of rail tracks in Kaduna.
The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Abubakar Hassan, in an interview with NAN on Wednesday said that the vandals were removing the fasteners on the track.
The Secretary attributed last Saturday’s accident in which a train derailed at Unguwar Kanawa in Kaduna to the removal of the fasteners.
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“Investigation has shown that fasteners that hold the rails are being tampered with leading to the accidents.
“This is the third accident from five trips the train has undergone all within Kaduna state, luckily for us, there was no loss of life,” Hassan said.
According to him, stakeholders have carried out a joint assessment of the tracks from River Kaduna, Abakpa and Birnin Yero to ascertain the level of maintenance on the tracks.
“Unfortunately, on our trip we realized that the Nigerian Railway Corporation has been replacing the fasteners but people still keep removing them.”
Hassan noted that the agency will continuously sensitizing residents close to the rail lines to be more vigilant.
