Joint Security Operatives have rescued twelve more victims from last Saturday’s train station attack in Igueben, Edo State .
The State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this to journalists on Sunday at the Police Cottage Hospital in Benin City, the state capital, where many of the rescued persons are currently receiving treatment.
Two more persons are still being held hostage.
“We were able to track them and release 12 out of the 14 that were being held hostages unharmed,” the governor stated.
“We think it is something worth celebrating and appreciate our members of the security forces for the sacrifice they have put in, the sleepless nights they have put in. We thank God that today which is Remembrance Day, we have something to rejoice about.”
Obaseki belated the Nigerian Railway Corporation ( NRC) for not being proactive to issues of security given a similar occurrence last year on Abuja – Kaduna route.
“We must also express our disappointment at the authorities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation because, after the Kaduna incident, we expect that they will secure their facilities better.
“For six men to have come into their facility, I think it is something that has to be investigated. It doesn’t speak well of their preparedness to run an efficient rail system in this country and it doesn’t give Nigerians the confidence that they will be safe using that mode of transportation.”
Last Saturday, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the train station at Igueben in Edo State and abducted many travelers and two staff of the station. Although initial reports said thirty two persons were abducted, the state government, after a few days confirmed that only twenty persons were abducted..
