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JUST IN: Nigerian government shuts Edo rail station indefinitely after gunmen abduct several passengers

Emporium Reporters

The Nigerian government has shut down the Ekehen rail Station in Edo State till further notice.   According to Punch, this was made known in a public announcement by the NRC which was posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp Group, stating that the closure is till further notice.   The action might not be unconnected with the recent attack and kidnap of scores of passengers at the Igueben train station by some suspected herdsmen as the corporation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges.   The notice from NRC…

Drama as Kidnapped Driver finds his Kidnapper among passengers

Emporium Reporters

There was a drama at the Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni local government area of Sokoto state on Sunday as a commercial driver identified one of his abductors amongst his passengers.   The driver (name withheld) was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago. Daily Trust learnt that the driver had spent three weeks in captivity before his release after the payment of an undisclosed amount of money as ransom. The suspect met his waterloo, when he boarded a vehicle going to Kano,…