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Speaker 1: Nigeria agency in charge of railway transportation, the Nigerian Railway

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Corporation NRC, has suspended train service operations for seventy two

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hours on Warrior Tack Pay route after the train engine’s

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developed fault, abandoning scores of passengers inside the forests on Tuesday,

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with the transport agency confirming in a statement on Thursday

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that emergency recovery protocols were activated immediately, but the recovery

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efforts also suffered setbacks due to engine failures. NRC stated

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that the passengers were safely evacuated and guided off with

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security operatives from the scene of the faulty train to

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waiting cars approximately five hundred metres from the track, but

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some of the passengers that were affected, like Kola Edocpay

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and Isaac dan Lardi Gaba, in a video statements recorded

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by themselves while walking out of the forests, said that

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they trekked more than an hour before they could get

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a vehicle to continue their journey by road. Acting spokesperson

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of the corporation, Henrietta Eragaer, in a press release signed

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and made available on Thursday, said that the trains servicing

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the Warrior Tackpay route developed a fault on Tuesday, leading

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to disruption of the scheduled train movements. The disruption commenced

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at approximately one thirty eight pm and affected both the

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eight a m departure from Warri and the two pm

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train from Attackpay. Emergency recovery protocols were immediately activated, but

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also suffered a setback due to engine failures. Following the incident,

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the NRC swiftly arranged for the safe evacuation of all

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passengers via road transport with adequate security presence. Passengers were

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guided off the affected train to waiting cars approximately five

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hundred metres from the track. Some passengers chose to arrange

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their transportation before the arrival of official recovery vehicles, a

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decision NARC understands given the delay. In view of the situation,

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the NRC has suspended operations on the Warrior tac Pay

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route for seventy two hours. This pause will allow our

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technical team to conduct a full audit, resolve all identified issues,

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and restore safe and reliable service. All passengers with tickets

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for the affected services are eligible for a full refund

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or revalidation for future travel based on their preference. Detailed

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information on the refund and revalidation process is available on

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our online ticketing platforms, via our customer service lines and

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at all NRC stations. The Nigerian Railway Corporation takes full

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responsibility and is actively working to restore normal operations as

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quickly as possible. We remain committed to the safety, reliability

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and comfort of our passengers, NRC stated. One of the

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stranded train passengers, Isaac dan Lardi Garba, said via his

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Facebook account that yesterday I experienced my first regret regarding

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a train ride. The train broke down in a dangerous

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area and with over one thousand passengers on board, we

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had to trek for more than three hours to reach

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a point where vehicles could take us to our respective

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destinations at an extra cost. Children, women and men of

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all ages were affected by this difficult experience, which was

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caused by poor management by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. The

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government must prioritize transportation safety and the well being of

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its citizens instead of neglecting these crucial issues.

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Speaker 2: Tres square give ways, ambush a trichi with it trich

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isambus ah pul it trick tri spuelighi as it kind

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of contry.

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Speaker 1: We are.

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Speaker 2: Trainly gisboezda mh tracking, don’t to your counselor yeah you

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three tra So we’re experiencing a field thrin currently and

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we have to track for in long distance for the

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one hour distance before we get to our destinations.

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Speaker 1: One lady in the moments away