Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, on Thursday escaped death onboard a Kaduna-Abuja train.
Sani disclosed that the train he boarded ran into a portion damaged by explosives used by terrorists in attacking a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday.
In a tweet, the former lawmaker alleged that terrorists had attacked a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday with explosives.
He alleged that the terrorists also opened fire on the engine driver and tank of the train.
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“Yesterday, terrorists attacked the Kaduna-Abuja railway with an explosive and opened fire on the train, targeting the engine driver and the tank.
“This morning, I was on board when our train ran over another explosive damaged rail track. It took a miracle for us to escape,” Sani tweeted.
Yesterday,terrorists attacked the Kaduna Abuja railway with an explosive & opened fire on the train,targeting the Engine Driver & the Tank.This morning,I was on board when our train ran over another explosive damaged rail https://t.co/IuAYGPd3xA took a miracle for us to escape. pic.twitter.com/QAJVnLdOaw
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 21, 2021
However, Sani’s account is a different from reports on Wednesday’s incident.
The train was said to have broken down around 8:00 pm after its engine collapsed.
There are no reports of gunfire or of the attackers invading the train after it came to a halt.
A backup train reportedly got to the passengers around 12:15 am and safely took all on board to Kaduna.