The Nigerian Railway Corporation's management stated on Tuesday that the police officer who died while on duty aboard the Kaduna – Abuja train on April 5 received medical attention while on board.
A statement released by the NRC management on Tuesday conveyed this information to the press.
A police escort attached to the Abuja-Kaduna train reportedly died aboard the train while conveying passengers from Kaduna to Abuja on Thursday.
A source familiar with the incident revealed that the officer allegedly complained about chest pain before passing away.
The incident prompted reactions, with some criticizing the NRC for not having medical staff on board.
Disputing the reports, the NRC clarified that there was a medical doctor on duty on the train when the incident occurred.
It also stated that a passenger who is a medical practitioner provided assistance to the official.
The statement titled “We have medica on our train -NRC sympathises with family of cop,” read, “The NRC management’s attention has been drawn to publication on various social and mainstream media on the non-availability of medical personnel on our passenger train which allegedly led to the inadequate attention leading to the late police officer’s death onboard Abuja – Kaduna passenger train.
“The NRC management wishes to emphatically inform the general public that we have well trained medical personnel and equipped medical cubicle to attend to any emergency health challenges of our esteem passengers.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the medical personnel on duty was Mariam Abdulai who was assisted by a good Samaritan medical practitioner that happens to be our passenger on board to revive the ailing cop but was in futility.
“The management of the NRC expresses its heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family of the late police inspector, Nambut Selbol, who was escort on duty in Abuja – Kaduna train service on that fateful day.”
