Abuja-Kaduna train bomb attack: COAS orders troops to hunt down terrorists

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Tuesday ordered troops to leave no stone unturned in hunting down the terrorists responsible for Kaduna – Abuja train bombing attack.

The COAS made this call when he visited the scene of the  attack few hours after the incident.

Yahaya, who was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, on arrival at the scene, assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train, as well as the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage.

He, however assured Nigerians that the troops will be undeterred and vehement in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality.

The COAS urged members of the surrounding communities and all Nigerians to continue to avail troops with credible information to enhance their operations across the country.

Yahaya observed that the attack reverberates the need for critical stakeholders to review the security of railways across the country in order to achieve the desired security architecture for railway transportation.

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