The Nigerian Railway Corporation has debunked the allegation that some of its train coaches were stolen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
In a statement on Saturday night, the NRC said the coaches were officially being moved to Jos, Plateau State, for overhaul.
The statement, signed by the Managing Director of NRC, Fidel Okhira, read, “The attention of the Nigerian Railway Corporation has been drawn to a news trending on numerous social media platforms purported to have emanated from Nigerian Television Authority, in which it was reported that attempt was made to steal NRC coaches from Maiduguri.
“NRC management wishes to clarify this erroneous reportage by stating that the said coaches are officially being moved to NRC Running Shed Jos, Plateau State to be overhauled and putting them back into operation.
“NRC is trying to extend Rail Mass Transit all over the country.”
The NRC’s statement came after the Borno State Police Command had earlier on Saturday said it averted the theft of the train coaches.
The police spokesperson, Sami Kamilu, had said six suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.
However, the NRC has clarified that the coaches were not being stolen but simply being moved for overhaul.
