Passengers embarking on a prepare.
The administration of the Nigerian Railway Company, on Tuesday, mentioned the policeman on escort responsibility who died on board Kaduna – Abuja prepare on April 5 bought medical consideration on board.
This was contained in a press release made out there to journalists by the NRC administration on Tuesday.
A police escort connected to the Abuja-Kaduna prepare reportedly died aboard the prepare whereas conveying passengers from Kaduna to Abuja on Thursday.
A supply aware of the incident disclosed that the officer allegedly complained about chest ache earlier than succumbing.
The incident elicited reactions, with some accusing the NRC of not having medical personnel on board.
Faulting the reviews, the NRC mentioned there was a medical physician on responsibility within the prepare when the incident occurred.
It added that the official was additionally assisted by a passenger who can also be a medical practitioner.
The assertion titled “We’ve medica on our prepare -NRC sympathises with household of cop,” learn, “The NRC administration’s consideration has been drawn to publication on varied social and mainstream media on the non-availability of medical personnel on our passenger prepare which allegedly led to the insufficient consideration resulting in the late police officer’s dying onboard Abuja – Kaduna passenger prepare.
“The NRC administration needs to emphatically inform most of the people that we now have effectively skilled medical personnel and outfitted medical cubicle to take care of any emergency well being challenges of our esteem passengers.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the medical personnel on responsibility was Mariam Abdulai who was assisted by Samaritan medical practitioner that occurs to be our passenger on board to revive the ailing cop however was in futility.
“The administration of the NRC expresses its heartfelt condolence to the bereaved household of the late police inspector, Nambut Selbol, who was escort on responsibility in Abuja – Kaduna prepare service on that fateful day.”
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