I was meant to be in train attacked in Kaduna – Obi of Onitsha

Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe said he was meant to be a passenger in the ill-fated Kaduna-bound train attacked by terrorists on Monday.

Speaking to Igbo leaders under the aegis of Ahamefuna Socio-cultural organisation converged in Enugu, the monarch said he was already at the train station, waiting to board, but a phone call he received stopped him from boarding.

He said: “I was among the passengers meant to be on the train last Monday because I had a meeting I was supposed to be attending. I was already at the train station when I got a call over an emergency and I had to leave the station to attend to it”.

He decried the increasing insecurity situation in the country.

The attack left many injured while eight bodies have been discovered many more are still unaccounted for.

The Nigeria Railway Corporation said on Saturday that 170 passengers have been discovered to be safe.