WorldStage Newsonline– The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has led the Agency’s rescue team to the site of a train derailment along the Abuja–Kaduna rail line close, to the Idda sub-station.
The incident occurred at 11a.m (local time) Tuesday.
Although no fatalities were recorded, it was gathered that seven passengers sustained varying degrees of injury.
They were promptly administered first aid at the scene before being taken to hospital for further medical attention.
The rescue operation was a multi-agency effort coordinated by NEMA, with the swift support of the Nigerian military, the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps whose vigilance and rapid response led to the smooth conduct of the operation.
