All the kidnapped passengers at the Chief Tom Ikimi Railway Station Ekehen, in Igueben, Edo State have regained their freedom, said the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). This was confirmed by Mahmood Yakub, the NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations. Yakub confirmed that the victims have been reunited with their families, and relations, as they were released…
Two traditional rulers were on Wednesday arrested in connection of the attack on and kidnap of 20 train passengers who were waiting to get a train from Igueben train station to Warri in Delta State. The arrest of the traditional rulers was confirmed by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr Chris Osa Nehikhare. The…
Special Force of soldiers, policemen, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), local vigilance members and hunters among others, have rescued twelve more kidnapped passengers of Edo train attack. Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor announced this while speaking with reporters, after visiting the rescued victims at the Police Cottage Hospital in Benin. He…
The Edo state government says security operatives have rescued two more victims of the Edo train Kidnap saga by a joint team of military, police, local vigilante and hunters. Besides, it clears the air about the police officer, who died during the rescue of a kidnapped magistrate, DSP Michael Adams, saying he did not die…
The Edo State Government has disclosed that only 20 passengers were abducted at the Tom Ikimi/Ekehen station in Igueben on Saturday. He said the figure is against the widely reported 32. Chris Nehikhare, the state commissioner for Communication and Orientation, said seven of the abductees have been rescued, while 13 victims are still with the…
Six out of thirty-one passengers abducted from the Igueben train station in Edo State have been rescued, while others are still in captivity. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), gave the update on Channels. He said the operational cost of running rail in Nigeria was frustrating due to security threats and…
The abductors of 31 passengers kidnapped at the Tom Ikimi/Ekehen train station in Igueben, Edo State, have requested N20 million ransom for each of the 31 victims, totaling N620 million. They dismissed claim by the government that six victims were rescued, insisting that the 31 victims were intact in their den. Commissioner for Communication and…
Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has said that no fewer than14 passengers kidnapped at Tom Ikimi train station in Edo state are still with the kidnappers, while adding that efforts are on to rescue them. Okhiria, who spoke in an interview on Channels, said approval has not been gotten…
The Edo State government has announced the release of six persons abducted by attackers of a train station in the state. The state government made this revelation in a statement released on Monday. Those who regained their freedom were a nursing mother with her baby, a 65-year-old man, a 6-year-old girl, and 2 siblings aged…
Dr. Kabiru Adamu, a security expert, has said that the entire nation’s railway system is vulnerable to attacks, following a recent Edo train attack. Adamu stated this during an interactive session on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily programme, on Monday morning. The Informant247 reported on Sunday that scores of train passengers at Igueben station in Igueben…
Station manager, Godwin Okpe, head of security, Ikhayere and the ticket clerk are among the thirty-two persons abducted by the gunmen in the train attack which occurred on Sunday. The victims were abducted at Ekehen-Igueben train station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. However, one of the victims was said to have escaped…
The Edo State Government on Sunday revealed that one suspect has been arrested over the kidnap of train passengers at Igueben by suspected gunmen. The Informant247 earlier reported an attack on a train station in the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. The gunmen invaded and launched an attack on the victims who were…
The Informant247 earlier reported an attack on a train station in the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. The gunmen invaded and launched an attack on the victims who were waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State. A staff of the local government area told newsmen that over 30 persons were kidnapped…
The Federal Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo, has frowned at the recent attack on innocent people at Tom Ikimi Train Station Igueben Edo State. The minister referred to the incident as barbaric and despicable. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, in a statement said the security agents are on top of the issue,…
Following attacks on Ekehen rail station located in Edo State, the Nigeria Railway Corporation has on Sunday closed it down till further notice, saying the decision became necessary following rising security challenges. A public announcement by the NRC posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp Group and was obtained the newsmen has it that the closure was…
The Edo State Police Command says Igueben rail station in Igueben local government area of Edo came under attacks by armed herdsmen on Saturday evening. Chidi Nwabuzor, the Edo Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said that the abductors, who were armed with AK 47, attacked the train station, while…
