TRAIN KILLED MY SON FEW HOURS HE GAVE ME N200, SAYS BERAEVED FATHER

“So, we went to Phase IV Police Station before taking him to the morgue at Kubwa General Hospital and they accepted the remains. By the grace of God, people rallied around me and I was able to bury my son at the new cemetery by Arab road.”

Idoko, a native of Adim Community, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue, said an officer from the police later came to his house and requested for a permission to speak with him, stating that the officer said the Divisional Police Officer and the Area Commander were interested in the case,

“Ordinarily, I expected the management of the railway station to come and commiserate with me. This is not about money, we are talking about a succeeding generation that has just died and nobody is saying anything,” he lamented.

One of the deceased friends, Sunday Garba, in his reaction said they were on their way to work when the tragedy happened, adding that there was a job to install satellite dish, and they were planning to attend to when the sad incident occurred

“I called Paul this morning because he got a job to install satellite dish about two days ago and was yet to finish. I asked him where he was and he told me he was by the rail line. I told him I would join him later. He called me later and asked if he should be going to the house to complete the outstanding work’,Garba recalled.

“Before I reached the rail track, I saw the train advancing so I stopped. This was around 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. But by the time the train passed, I called his phone line but it was switched off! I started looking for him after the train passed but all I saw was a shirt on the ground and his mangled body. I didn’t know what to do. I burst into tears. I was confused, Who should I call?

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer, Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Anjuguri Manzah, said he was not aware of the incident.