The Minister of Transportat Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said he predicted the Monday attack on the Kaduna-bound train coming, lamenting that he had requested digital security apparatus to forestall such incident.


The visibly angry Amaechi told reporters that the attack would have been foiled if the procurement of the N3 billion high capacity rail track cameras and sensors was not blocked. He said the equipment would eliminate all blind spots on the train corridors across the country.


The minister, who spoke during a visit to the scene of the attack, also said eight persons died in the terrorist attack while 25 persons were injured and hospitalized. He added that 398 passengers were on board.


He said, “We knew what the problems will be. We know we needed to have digital security equipment on the corridors. We applied for it. Let me just stop here so I don’t hurt so many people. But I heard the president has given a directive that the procurement must be completed immediately

“If we had those equipment on the tracks, you will see the entire track. And we warned that lives would be lost. Now lives were lost. Eight persons dead and 25 persons in the hospital.

We don’t know how many people have been kidnapped. And the cost of those equipment is just N3bn. The cost of what we have lost is more than N3bn.


“We have lost track. We have lost locomotive and coaches. We have lost human beings. And the equipment is just N3bn. To fix the damages will cost more than N3bn. To imagine that we just said give us the approval and not even the money. At the time we asked for it, Dollar was N400, and now its about N500. When you come with sincerity to government and people are stopping you, it is annoying.”


Our Correspondent gathered from sources at the Kubwa and Idu train stations that at least 10 bodies were evacuated.

Amaechi said contacts tracing of passengers had started to identify everyone on board the train.

istina:
Can you hear an insensitive remark from an insensitive man
It's all about the money and not the masses

ThinkSmarter:
...The corrupt elites are the sponsors of terrorism.

DrGoodman:
Mr. Eye service, how many trains are running in your own state, NONE.

I don't know when the south will have sense.

ArewaNorth:

Pls stop this delusional regional politics. Warri-Itakpe, Kaduna-Abuja and Lagos-Ibadan are the only fully operational train services which benefits all Nigerians.

DrGoodman:
Mr. Eye service, how many trains are running in your own state, NONE.

I don't know when the south will have sense.

JAMO84:
When I tell people that our number one problem is money, they don't believe me.

Our government officials lifestyle makes us feel like we are rich.


Americans are more corrupt than us, but because they have more than enough, they don't feel.



America system is so corrupt that even Hushpupi took $25m from them.



WE NEED TO STOP WASTING MONEY ON SUBSIDY AND SPEND ON IMPORTANT THINGS

istina:
Can you hear an insensitive remark from an insensitive man
It's all about the money and not the masses

flokii:
I'm sick and tired of this Amaechi man.. It's not at this time he should be making such statement. No respect for the dead and wonded.

Will the cameras come equipped with guns or what? even Military formations have been attacked talk more of locomotive with security cameras. Why are some people greedy for money like this?

HitRun:
Rubbish! Who blocked you from installing it? If the president has ordered for it to be installed now without NASS approval, what stopped you from installing it before?

yyba:
from where will the #3 billion comes from

HitRun:


Where has the N3 billion come from now?