Kuhlaselwe isitimela esithwala abantu eNigeria

Ukuhlasela kwesibili kwesitimela esithwala abantu kusukela ngo-Okthoba kwenzeke izolo ebusuku iNigeria, ibhekene namavukelambuso ahlomile enyakatho-mpumalanga kanye nezigelekeqe ezithumbe amakhulu enkabeni nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga, zishiye abantu bethukile.

Ngokusho kukahulumeni waseNigeria, isitimela esithwala abantu ebesisuka enhlokodolobha i-Abuja siya edolobheni elisenyakatho neKaduna sivaleleke sahlaselwa izigelekeqe ebezihlomile ngoMsombuluko kusihlwa.

Isitimela sama-25km (16 miles) ukusuka eKaduna ngesikhathi kuhlasela, isikhulu se- I-Nigerian Railways Corp (NRC) kusho, wengeza ngokuthi isihlobo somndeni naso sivaleleke emkhunjini.

Okubhalwe ngabagibeli bezitimela kuFacebook kuchaza ukuthi abahlaseli bebezitshale kanjani iziqhumane ukuze bamise isitimela futhi bezama ukungena ngenkani, kanti bekuzwakala kuqhuma izibhamu ngaphandle.

Umkhulumeli kahulumeni wesifunda saseKaduna uthe amasosha aseNigeria avikele isitimela esisuka e-Abuja esisuka e-Kaduna "sibanjwe amaphekula."

"Iyaqhubeka imizamo yokudlulisa abagibeli endaweni kanti abanye abalimele baphuthunyiswe ezibhedlela ukuze bathole usizo oluphuthumayo," kusho umkhulumeli.

Kuze kube manje alikho iqembu eselizibophezele ekuhlaseleni, kanti idlanzana labagibeli abadukile.

Abekho abalimele abaqinisekisiwe ngemuva kwakamuva Nigeria ukuhlasela.

Ngemva kokuthunjwa izikhathi eziningana izigelekeqe ezihlomile emigwaqweni emikhulu yaseNigeria, abanye abantu sebeqalile ukuhamba ngezitimela, ikakhulukazi enyakatho-ntshonalanga yezwe.

NgoJanuwari, uhulumeni waqoka lezi zigelekeqe njengamaphekula, njengengxenye yezinyathelo zokuqukatha ukungavikeleki okukhulayo enyakatho.

I-NRC imemezele namuhla ukuthi izomisa ukusebenza emzileni wase-Abuja-Kaduna - ongomunye odume kakhulu ezweni lonke - kuze kube kuphinde kwaziswa.