By; MATTHEW UKACHUNWA, Lagos
The Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the corporation has well trained medical practitioners and equipped medical cubicles who attend to any emergency health challenges of passengers on board its passenger trains.
NRC made the declaration in reaction to criticisms following the death of a Police Inspector aboard its Abuja-Kaduna train recently.
The NRC management made the explanation in a statement titled: “We Have Medics On Our Train – NRC Sympathizes with Family of COP.” which was issued on Tuesday.
In the document NRC said: “The 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.
“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 esteemed passengers.”
The Corporation disclosed that the medical officer on duty on the day the incident occurred was Mariam Abdulai who was assisted by “a good Samaritan medical practitioner that happened to be our passenger on board to revive the ailing cop but was in futility.”
The management of Nigerian Railway Corporation expressed its heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family of the late Police Inspector, Nambut Selbol, who was an escort on duty on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service on that fateful day.
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