Three Suspected Railway Vandals Arrested In Abia

The authorities have actually captured three suspects vandalizing Ameka/Mbom rail track in Umuahia, Abia State.The suspects jailed by Police operatives attached to the Railway Command have been recognized as Kelechi Ononiwu, 36, Kalu Egbe, 30, Stanley, 27.

They were captured while removing rail sleepers and filling them into a black Toyota Hiace bus.Upon spotting

the police officers, they opened fire but were subdued. Three of them were jailed. Among them was said to have actually sustained gunshot injury and is being dealt with at Federal Medical Center Umuahia.Confirming the incident,

Commissioner of Police, Railway, Mrs. Yetunde Longe stated the command has launched a look for the running away suspects.Longe likewise dismissed

claim of a train getting halted by unidentified individuals around Abeokuta on Lagos-Ibadan corridor on February 12, causing panic amongst guests. She described the news as fake, insisting that the trains were safe for travellers.

The Commissioner for Police stated;

“In order to prevent possible derailment or accident that could lead to casualties, he needed to reposition the track and stop prior to continuing on the said journey.”

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