Itakpe-Warri Train Service Experienced Glitch, But All Passengers Are Safe, Back To Destinations –Mgt.

By Daniel Dafe

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Management has announced a minor technical glitch on the Itakpe-Warri Train Service while enroute Warri in Delta state on Tuesday evening of 18th February, 2025.

Yakub Mahmood, Deputy Director Public Relations,said this on Thursday in a statement.

The glitch which occurred around 18:00 hours, made all passengers to spend the night at the Ajaokuta Train Station, until the early hours of the morning of Wednesday, when they continued their trip and eventually got back to the Warri Station and safely back to their destination.

“The Director operations Mr Akin Osinowo, on behalf of the NRC Management expressed gratitude and commendation to the Government and officials of Kogi state for the adequate security provided at the site of the glitch. This gave the passengers confidence of being secured and safe throughout the period until when another locomotive came in the early hours that conveyed them to their destination,” the statement added.

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The Management also instructed the ticket concessionaire to send a bulk message to all passengers on board, apologizing for the failure and the 100 percent refund of their ticket fare.

“The Management apologized for the unforeseen glitch, especially to our esteemed passengers even as it assured Nigerians of its readiness to continue to work at providing a convenient, comfortable, safe and affordable train service on any of our route.

“We again apologize to all our passengers on the train on the said day for the inconveniences, the Corporation would continue to work on its systems to ensure that such does not reoccur on the WITS or any of our national train corridors again,” the statement concluded.