Passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna Train station on Monday were left stranded as a result of the inactiveness of the National Identification Management Commission server.Information Guide Nigeria
Recall that train services returned on December 5, 2022, eight months after they had been suspended as a result of the terrorist attack on the rail lines.
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The report further indicated that passengers had no other option except to travel by road to Kaduna.
When contacted the Station Superintendent Idu, Peter Osazuwa said, “We have small network issues concerning NIN not our own server. It was later rectified and we used it for the other train that left by three o’clock today.”NYSC portal
Responding to a question on what happened to the passengers he said, “The instruction is from the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo and our Managing Director, Fidet Ohkiri that if you do not have NIN you can not board the train, so when there is no NIN there is no way they can board the train.”
Regional Manager of the NRC, Pascal Nnoli, could not be reached by phone at the time this report was compiled because his phone was unanswered.JAMB portal
The PUNCH reported that, as part of the government’s security measures, a NIN is required before boarding a train.
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