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‘Tell Us The Truth’ — Reactions As NRC Denies Attempted Theft Of Train Coaches

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Oct 14, 2023.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has denied reports that train coaches belonging to the agency were subjects of a theft attempt at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus in Borno State.

In a post on X on Saturday, the NRC said the reports were untrue.

Train coaches placed on a truck at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. The destination of the coaches is unclear

NTA had reported that the police foiled the attempt to steal the train coaches after some “good samaritans” tipped them off.

“Suspected theft of train coaches of the Nigerian Railway Corporation foiled at Maiduguri Railway Terminus following a tip-off of good samaritans, suspects apprehended by the police,” the broadcaster wrote on X.

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Suspected theft of train coaches of the Nigerian Railway Corporation foiled at Maiduguri Railway Terminus following a tip-off of good samaritans, suspects apprehended by the police. pic.twitter.com/2SqFXHmDqd

— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) October 14, 2023

However, the NRC labelled the story as “untrue” without clarifying the situation.

https://t.co/EgoBS9JbSs pic.twitter.com/VYNVrgRvnz

— NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION (@info_NRC) October 14, 2023

Train coaches placed on a truck at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. The destination of the coaches is unclear (Photo: NTA)

As of the time of filing this report, it was not immediately clear why the train coaches were on trucks.

While the NRC denied there was a theft attempt, it did not reveal what caused the coaches to be placed on the trucks.

The confusion has sparked reactions from X users who wondered what the true situation of things with the train coaches is.

@info_NRC this rebuttal is insufficient. Nigerians need to know exactly what happened https://t.co/DUTlmsChJ9

— Dr. Musa Bayero (@DrMusabayero) October 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/ManlikeDrey_/status/1713251231932571884?t=Spm9a4MMWRMfbnMVbHic1A&s=19

Pls tell us what happened then. You can't just splash "untrue" on NTA without an explanation at this point 🤣🤣🤣🫢🫢🫢🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/7WPIrZjaid

— Aisha (@AishaJana) October 14, 2023

Ok, you tell us it's UNTRUE, what's the TRUTH??? https://t.co/KvKWsB7UZ9

— Majidadi (@nagge_22528) October 14, 2023

Oya you tell us the truth. https://t.co/8loZF3FyR3

— Sir Wealth (@AzuwaofBenin) October 14, 2023

What's really going on?@NTANewsNow says they didn't steal rail coaches. The owner of the coaches @info_NRC says no it's not true.
Who are we to believe now? https://t.co/v4su5fS4rD

— 𝔻𝕒𝕪𝕠 📸 (@DayoAshiru) October 14, 2023