Crimes

Train crushes NTA official to death in Abuja

A Kaduna bound train has crushed a female official of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Selimota Idowu Suleiman, to death at the Chikakore axis of Kubwa in Abuja.

It was gathered that the deceased, an NTA Channel 5 Abuja official, was on her way to the office when she was crushed to death by the train.

Speaking on the incident, the Chairman, Chikakore Community Zone-E, Ismail Olakposoyosi, said the train rammed into Suleiman, who was inside her car.

Olakposoyosi stated that the officers of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency and National Emergency Management Agency lifted the train before they could bring out the damaged car and her corpse.

“As she got to the train tracks, that was when she saw the train coming. Most times, the train will not even give adequate notice, it will not horn, sometimes when it horns, it will be when it is close to the community; that was how the incident happened.

“She was caught unaware at the rail tracks and the train dragged her vehicle with her inside some kilometres before it stopped.

“It was when NEMA, FERMA and some other government authorities came that they were able to lift the train and remove the vehicle and the corpse,” he disclosed.

The incident was further confirmed by the FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, noting that an investigation was ongoing.

Until her death, Suleiman was a Principal Accountant with the Finance Department, NTA.

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