Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Medical Doctor, 6 Others Confirmed Dead

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Seven persons, including a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, have reportedly died from gunshots injuries sustained in the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train late yesterday.

Others who reportedly died in the attack included some security personnel and staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Many passengers were also injured, while others are missing after the attack on the 970-passenger train by suspected terrorists.

NewsmakersNG learned that authorities are waiting for the train’s manifest before making a formal announcement on the identities of the dead and those abducted during the attack.

Megafu, who NewsmakersNG learned studied Dentistry at the University of Port Harcourt, had tweeted during the attack that she had been shot.

She tweeted, “I’m on the train. I have been shot. Please pray for me.”

A colleague of hers, Dr. Michael Ajidahun, known as The Bearded Dr. Sina on Twitter, shared the sad news of her death.

She reportedly died this morning at the hospital where she was taken to.

A friend of the deceased, Steph Adamu, revealed that she was planning to leave Nigeria on Friday.

“Dr. Chinelo was making an honest living, she was working at St Gerald’s hospital in Kaduna, she wanted more for herself and processed her papers to leave this hell-hole. She resigned last month to leave the country this Friday then this happened. Nigeria why???” she wrote.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely.

The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official_NRC this morning.

In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances.

“Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, Train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route have been temporarily suspended. Further communication would be given in due course,” the statement reads.

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