By Dwelleth Morountodun
The Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has appealed to the media to enlighten Nigerians on the safety imperative of using the over pass to cross railways lines.
The Federal Government policy on railway modernization according to the Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Mr. Yakub Mahmood, said is to ensure the safety of motorists and trains through constructions of over passes in all railway lines.
He said the Corporation has warned motorists and others over use of illegal crossover on its railway tracks
In a statement, Mahmood, said there are two constructed over passes at different locations within the Kubwa Abuja environs for ease and safety of crossing railway lines of Abuja-Kaduna train service.
According to him, motorists for reasons best known to them avoid those over passes and instead using illegally constructed level crossings which have been in recent times fatal as a result of collision by the moving trains.
Recall that Mrs. Salamatu Idowu, a staffer of NTA, was recently crushed to death while attempting to use the cross over pass in Kubwa, Bwari Local Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Mahmood, said: “NRC Management hereby enjoins motorists and other road users to always use the 2 constructed over passes for their safety instead of the illegal level crossings that portrays great risks and danger to their lives and properties.
“We are appealing to the mass media to use their medium to enlighten the general public on the safety imperative of using the over pass to cross railways lines.
“The federal government policy on railway modernization is ensuring safety of motorists and trains through constructions of over passes in all railway lines.”