Senate Issues Directives Over Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday issued directives to Nigerian troops over the activities of bandit terrorists in Kaduna State and in the North West region.

Naija News reports that the Red Chamber also directed the Nigerian military to bombard terrorist enclaves with a view to restoring peace and stability in the country.

This comes after the bomb attack on Monday night by bandits on a train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna with about 1,000 people on board.

As earlier reported by this news medium, bandit terrorists on Monday planted explosives believed to be IEDs on the rail track around Katari, Kaduna State which saw a Kaduna-bound train derail.

It was gathered that the train which took off around 6 pm from the Idu train station at the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Monday hit an explosive device about 30 minutes to Rigasa train station in Kaduna.

The development comes barely 48 hours after bandits had also attacked the Kaduna International Airport.

During plenary on Tuesday, a point of order was raised by Senator Uba Sani (Kaduna Central) on the continuing attacks on Communities and public facilities in Kaduna State.

The lawmaker noted that terrorists over the last month attacked some communities in the state and the Kaduna International Airport.

He bemoaned the attacks by bandits on a Kaduna bound train carrying over 970 passengers in Kaduna on Monday. leaving two persons dead and many injured.

Sani observed that the forests where the terrorists’ camp is based are impenetrable, saying that a comprehensive operational plan and total commitment by security agencies will defeat the criminals.

In its resolution, the Senate urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a full-scale war against terrorists, so as to fully secure all our national territory from them in whatever guise.

The Senate further directed security agencies to always take steps to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in the future.

It added that the military should, as a matter of urgency, monitor the construction and inhabitants of new shanty buildings around the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.

The chamber urged the relevant agencies of government to step up their information-gathering mechanism to, forestall these incessant attacks.

The Senate, thereafter, held a minute silence to mourn the deceased in Monday’s attacks.