2 Suspects Arrested Over Derailment Of Warri-Itakpe Train

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with the train derailment incident, which occurred on the Warri-Itakpe railway line in Agbor, Delta State, over the weekend.

NRC managing director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, revealed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday in Abuja.

He stated that the suspects are currently being interrogated by the Police in Delta State and will likely be transferred to Abuja, where they will give more details as to the sabotage that caused the derailment of the train.

The derailment pulled out two of the seven coaches of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) at Kilometer 212+8m, near Agbor.

Opeifa had said preliminary investigations indicated that the incident, which happened at about 7.30pm on Saturday might, was caused by suspected track vandalism.

The NRC boss further stated that as a precautionary measure, train services on the corridor had been temporarily suspended on Sunday to enable a comprehensive security and safety audit of the track and related infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the NRC boss stated that train service on the Warri-Itapke rail line will commence on Wednesday morning.