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Nigeria Railway Corporation Shuts Station Over Insecurity
announced the closure
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has shut down its Ekehen Station.
Ekehen station is in Edo state.
NRC announced the closure of the train station on Sunday, July 8, 2022.
This development comes barely 24hrs after passengers were abducted from the train station.
The passengers were abducted on Saturday in an incident that saw many sustaining injuries.
A statement by the Railway Corporation announcing the closure on Sunday reads in part “Public Announcement: This is to inform our general public and most especially our esteemed passengers, that Ekehen Station has been temporarily closed due to security issues, till further notice.”
A related statement also stated that ““Due to the incident at Ekehen station on Saturday, WITS 01/ 02 will no longer stop at Ekehen Station. Please advise our customers.”
