The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has assured commuters that train services on the Lagos–Ibadan Standard Gauge corridor remain fully operational despite a recent act of vandalism discovered between the Agege and Agbado stations in Lagos.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, who confirmed that critical signalling components had been tampered with by unidentified vandals.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on Monday, October 6, when routine inspection teams detected the theft of essential signalling equipment, including signal machine cap protectors and connection cables on Switch Point Machine No. 2 along the corridor.
“The Corporation discovered that some unknown persons had vandalised key signalling components along the track.
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“The stolen and damaged items were detected during a scheduled inspection of the line,” Unyimadu said.
Unyimadu condemned the act, describing it as a deliberate attempt to sabotage critical national infrastructure.
He stressed that vandalism of signalling systems not only threatens the smooth flow of train operations but also poses serious safety hazards for passengers and railway staff.
He, however, assured the public that the incident did not disrupt train movement, noting that services on the Lagos–Ibadan route have continued without interruption. Security agencies, he said, have been alerted to investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The NRC reiterated its commitment to maintaining safe and reliable rail operations nationwide and urged communities along railway corridors to remain watchful and report any suspicious activities around railway infrastructure.
