NRC beefs up security on Abuja-Kaduna rail service

In its response to the rising traffic and new security threats on the Abuja-Kaduna rail service, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said it had beefed up security on the corridor.

The Operations Manager of Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Victor Adamu, disclosed this yesterday during the training of private guards engaged to provide auxiliary security services on the corridor.

Adamu said the NRC is not loosing sleep on security and had employed a private security service, Kwochason Global Guards, to assist in their response to new security threats.

The Company Secretary, Mr. Otor Lazarus, said the guards were being trained to be able to handle the new security gadgets that have been procured.