{"id":74398,"date":"2025-08-28T08:23:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=74398"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:23:52","slug":"nscdc-rescues-618-passengers-after-abuja-kaduna-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/28\/nscdc-rescues-618-passengers-after-abuja-kaduna-train-derailment\/","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC Rescues 618 Passengers After Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has successfully rescued all 618 passengers aboard a Kaduna-bound train that derailed on Tuesday along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor.<\/p>\n<p>According to NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale, the derailment occurred at Kilometre 49, between Kubwa and Asham stations.<\/p>\n<p>The Corps promptly deployed a tactical team to the scene following a distress call, in line with its mandate to respond to disasters and protect national assets.<\/p>\n<p>The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Audi, personally led the response team on-site, conducting an assessment alongside key stakeholders from the security and transport sectors.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed the agency\u2019s commitment to safeguarding critical national infrastructure and ensuring passenger safety during emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Audi called for stronger preventive measures along the rail corridor to avert future incidents, stressing the importance of protecting both passengers and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that the NSCDC would take action against anyone found sabotaging railway installations.<\/p>\n<p>In a display of inter-agency cooperation, Audi commended the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), for its prompt response, praising Managing Director Dr. Kayode Opeifa for his leadership during the emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The NSCDC reiterated its readiness to continue supporting disaster management and securing public infrastructure across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata &nbsp; The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has successfully rescued all 618 passengers aboard a Kaduna-bound train that derailed on Tuesday along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. According to NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale, the derailment occurred at Kilometre 49, between Kubwa and Asham stations. The Corps promptly deployed a tactical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":74399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74400,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74398\/revisions\/74400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}