Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: There Was Rumor Hours Before Attack But FG Did Nothing – Arewa Youths
AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima said there were rumors of an imminent
attack on the train 48 hours before the bandits struck.
Speaking
exclusively with Daily Post, Shettima wondered why security agencies failed to
act on the intelligence.
He stressed that the failure of security
agencies to act was an indication of compromise on their part.
Shettima called on the government to ensure that those responsible
for the attack were arrested and dealt with.
According to
Shettima: “The Nigerian government should be held responsible because the
security and welfare of Nigerians are its responsibility. However, on this
matter, it relates more to the Federal Government.
“The rail issue
is purely a Federal Government’s affairs; it’s expected that before the
Federal Government would have allowed the train to start operations, the
security of every passenger should have been put into consideration.
“That wasn’t the first or second attempt; there have been other
attacks before and this last one that got blown. The government should have
known that it needs more preemptive measures to be put in place and expect the
unexpected.
“Before the incident, ordinary people, not security
agents, were privy to information that there were likely to be an attack.
There was rumor all-around 48 hours to that attack. So, how can the government
tell us that they are not aware of this attack? It means the security agencies
have been compromised.
“So, we can’t look at the security agencies
alone without linking it to the Federal Government because they must take
responsibility for this carelessness. This attack must not be allowed to
happen again because this alone is a national disaster.
“No
country would accept this; so for me, the Federal government should take
responsibility as they didn’t manage the situation well.
“Those
responsible for this attack should be brought to book and dealt with
decisively.”
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