The Nigerian Railway Corporation on Friday cancelled its Lagos-Kano train service due to rail tracks washout between Offa and Ilorin, following a downpour on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Niyi Alli, the Corporation’s Director of Operations, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Friday that heavy rainfall in Ilorin caused more harm on the tracks.
“We were working on the washout that happened between Offa and Ilorin on Tuesday to be able to embark on a trip to Kano today, but unfortunately more heavy rains came yesterday afternoon and caused more washout.
“We do not want to take a risk; the reason we had to cancel the trip was because safety is our primary objective.
“We are indeed sorry for inconveniences it might have caused our customers”, Alli said.
