The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the speculations that it has shut down its train services on the Itakpe-Warri after an attack by gunmen on Ekehen Train Station in the Igbuebem Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State is false.                       

Fidet Okhiria who is the Managing Director of NRC, made this known in his interaction with Channels Television via telephone.

The police command in Edo State on Sunday through its Spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, had confirmed that suspected herdsmen stormed the station and kidnapped scores of passengers waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State.

According to the Police, the abductors, armed with AK-47 rifles, invaded the train station and shot indiscriminately into the air before abducting scores of intending travelers into the bush.

The Police also confirmed that several persons were left injured while others.

However, Okhiria stated that the police and the NRC are currently looking into, but said the incident has not disrupted operations at the station.

“As I speak to you now, a train is running,” Okhiria said, adding that the railway corporation is putting in place measures to ensure the safety of passengers.