Nigeria Railway Corporation has told those who hang on trains not to blame their criminal
actions on shortage of coaches. It said those
arrested would be charged with attempted
suicide.
The corporation decried the unrepentant
attitude of railway passengers to warnings on
the risk it posed to their lives.
An online news portal, Sahara Reporters, had
reported on Wednesday that a passenger, who hanged on a train, had fallen off and died at the Ikeja station while trying to evade arrest by police.
Some of the passengers had blamed the
development on inadequate coaches.
While denying knowledge of the incident, the
Assistant Director, Public Relations, NRC,
David Ndakotsu, told our correspondent on
Friday that most of the passengers,
particularly in Lagos were unruly.
While he admitted that there was a shortage
of coaches to convey passengers, whose
number was increasing, he however faulted the passenger for being impatient.
He said this was why railway police often raid, arrest and prosecute rail traffic offenders. “We charge them with attempted suicide. Anybody hanging on the train or sitting on the roof is assumed as planning to kill themselves.
The charge for that is attempted suicide,” the NRC spokesperson stated.
Ndakotsu also noted that the corporation
would not be responsible for any injuries or
death of those who hang on trains.
“If we experience a shortage of coaches, is
that the reason why passengers should
misbehave? We keep telling them and that is
why we placed the trains on hourly schedule. Ifa train is congested, you wait for the next one. “We want everybody to be comfortable. If you hang and anything happens on the train; in case there is any eventuality, you are not covered by insurance. If you buy your ticket and you’re sitting in the train, if there is any eventuality, the corporation will take
responsibility through an insurance policy.”
Ndakotsu explained that trains begin
movement at 5am and they get to stations
every hour. He advised passengers to wait for
the next train whenever the current one is full. He added that the government was addressing the challenge. He said while more coaches had been ordered the corporation was rehabilitating the damaged ones.
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Am waiting for those Lagos APC guard dogs to attack Gej for this. I gues it must be the retardiness of Gej that provoke this ignorantiams to attempt suicide.