Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attack of the Kaduna-Abuja train by terrorists.
The attack which occurred on Monday led to the murder, injury and abduction of some individuals.
Reacting to the unfortunate incident, the former president took to his Twitter account on Thursday to condemn the actions of the bandits while also calling on security agencies to make more effort to curtail insecurities in the country.
His post read: “I commiserate with the victims of Monday’s Abuja-Kaduna train attack, the families of the deceased and other Nigerians who have been affected, in one way or the other, by recent events in our country, driven by the violent activities of bandits and terrorists.
“ My thoughts are with them even as I pray that all those abducted will be rescued and reunited with their families, soon.
“I call on the security and intelligence services to scale up their efforts and ensure that perpetrators of these dastardly crimes are served with justice, and restore normalcy to our land.
“I urge Nigerians to be vigilant, optimistic, and not to succumb to pessimism and fear.”
This article was originally published on Nigeria News