By Stella Enenche,Abuja
The Nigerian Railway Corporation ( NRC) has said the policeman on Escort duty who died on board Kaduna- Abuja train recieved medical attention before his death.
The Corporation disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the management.
TheFact Daily Recalled that on April 5, 2024, a police escort attached to the Abuja-Kaduna train died aboard while conveying passengers from Kaduna to Abuja.
The NRC received backlash from Nigerians who accused the corporation of not having medical personnel on board.
However, the corporation has denied the allegation saying, it has a well trained medical personnel and equipped medical cubicle to attend to any emergency health challenges.
The statement reads,”the NRC Management’s attention has been drawn to publication on various social and mainstream media on the non-availability of medical personnel on our passenger train which allegedly led to the inadequate attention leading to the late Police officer’s death onboard Abuja – Kaduna passenger train.
“NRC Management wishes to emphatically inform the general public that we have well trained medical personnel and equipped medical cubicle to attend to any emergency health challenges of our esteem passengers.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the medical personnel on duty was Mariam Abdulai who was assisted by a good Samaritan medical practitioner that happens to be our passenger on board to revive the ailing cop but was in futility.
“The Management of the NRC express its heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family of the late Police Inspector, Nambut Selbol who was escort on duty in Abuja – Kaduna Train service on that fateful day”.
