
Five middle-aged men have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police in Delta State for allegedly vandalising the newly rehabilitated rail track of the Nigeria Railway Corporation along Warri-Itakpe axis.
Police sources alleged that the suspected vandals maliciously cut several sections of the track
Officials of the NRC reportedly discovered the vandalisation two days ago.
The rail project was inaugurated by the Federal Government in September 2020 and it has been transporting passengers from Itakpe in Kogi state to Warri in Delta since since last year after the inauguration by the federal government.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Commissioner, Ayuba Edeh disclosed that the incident occurred around Delta State, says it didn’t occur within the jurisdiction of his Command.
