The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the train activities on the Lagos, Abuja, and Ajaokuta routes inorder to bring about safety.
The Managing Director of the NRC Fidet Okhiria confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday.
He said this followed a report of an attempted kidnapping of passengers that left the Ajaokuta Station by road on their way to Abuja.
According to him, the passengers and their vehicles were shot at in the process but he said they escaped from the attackers.
Okhiria explained that the passengers have been advised to use any of the adjacent stations in Itakpe (north) or Itogbo (south) until the security situation in the area improves.
The NRC MD said the Warri-Itakppe train service is still on as the train left Warri this morning on its way to Itakpe.