From Noah Ebije, Kaduna

Some coaches in a train which departed the Rigasa Train Station in Kaduna on Sunday morning to Abuja reportedly derailed in a mountainous terrain close to Jere, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State.

According to sources, the train with many passengers on board left Kaduna at about 8 am but after about an hour, about 3 coaches derailed.

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Security operatives and soldiers were said to have been deployed to the scene of incident and the railway engineers were seen trying to repair the damaged parts of the rail track.

There was no official statement as at the time of this report, but the source said there was no casualty during the incident.


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