The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to treat bandits as terrorists and declare total war on banditry following the attack on Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday night.
In a statement on Tuesday, the House has resolved to investigate the bandit attacks on air and rail service facilities in Kaduna State while inviting the NSA, IGP, Minister of Transport, MD FAAN and top military Commanders.
The House also mandated its Committee on Aviation to conduct an enquiry on the security situation around airports in the country and report back within 4 weeks.
Meanwhile, ten persons have been reported dead and many left injured after the bombing of the Abuja-Kaduna Train on Monday night.
The list of injured passengers made available to the Leadership include; Haruna Muhammed; Mohammed Modibo; Ibrahim Wakili; Yakubu Nuhu; Abdulahi Yahay; Ismail Saidu; Abdumalik Rasheedat; Umar Mohammed.
Others are, Hadiza Umar; Musa Ishawan; the Aisha Yusuf; Mohammed Ameen; Abubakar Hauwau; Aliyu Sulaiman; Olaosebikan Bilikisu and Mrs Leola Abdulbasit.
Meanwhile, the managing-director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engineer Fidet Okhiria, said information from the scene of the attack at the moment indicated that seven people died from the attack on Monday night.
According to the NRC MD, “What we have been told for now is that seven people are dead. I am, however, at the Airport in Lagos right now. I have to get there to monitor developments myself.”
