The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, says he has taken full responsibility for the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train along the Kaduna corridor.
Dr. Opeifa said this while responding to questions in an interview with newsmen.
He, however, said the ongoing investigation into the incident would not be swept under the carpet.
According to him, though the incident should not have happened, the NRC would ensure that there is no recurrence.
“And I assure Nigerians that just as we are doing currently on the Warri-Itakpe, which he (the analyst) also mentioned, we shut down the Warri-Itakpe (route) three weeks ago.
“I ordered the shutdown for safety reasons, and if you see the level of work the men have been doing on the track, cutting it off and replacing it is to make sure things like this don’t happen,” he added.
The incident occurred along the Kaduna corridor shortly after the train left Abuja for Kaduna.
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