DSS Arrests Abuja-Kaduna Train Manager Over Leaked Memo Warning of Possible Terror Attack

DSS Arrests Abuja-Kaduna Train Manager Over Leaked Memo Warning of Possible Terror Attack

  • Officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Pascal Nnorli, the manager of Abuja-Kaduna Kaduna Train Services
  • The arrest was made following the leak of a memo warning of an impending terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna Kaduna rail line
  • The source who disclosed this said the DSS had warned that arrests would be made should the memo leak

FCT, Abuja - The manager of the Abuja-Kaduna Kaduna Train Services, Pascal Nnorli, has been arrested by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly leaking a memo warning of a possible terror attack.

A reliable source in the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed this, The Punch reported.

DSS arrests Abuja-Kaduna train manager/ Abuja-Kaduna train manager, Pascal Nnorli, over leaked memo
DSS arrests Abuja-Kaduna train manager Pascal Nnorli over leaked memo. Photo Credits: DSS/Nigeria Police Force
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The NRC source added that Nnorli was arrested along with the operations manager, Victor Adamu, and other staff.

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“Do you know that they have arrested our manager since last Thursday – the two of them, the operation manager and Pascal? But they have released one of them.

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“Victor is a victim of circumstances because they met him in Pascal’s office, so they arrested him together with all Pascal’s staff and took them to the DSS office. Pascal is still there now.”

According to Leadership, the NRC source said Nnorli’s arrest is possibly connected with the leaked memo.

He explained that the DSS warned that it could lead to arrests if the letter were to leak.

The letter with the warning was said to have been submitted at Pascal’s office.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that criminal gangs known locally as bandits were planning to attack the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), according to the Department of State Services (DSS).

The outlaws intended to abduct passengers again as they did in 2022.

The DSS addressed its ‘security alert’ addressed to Fidet Okhiria, the managing director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Terrorists release Kaduna train attack victims

In related news, Legit.ng reported that terrorists released three victims of 62 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on Monday, March 28.

The victims, who consist of two males and a female, secured their freedom around 11 am on Monday, July 25. It was gathered that the victims were released by the terrorists at a location inside the forest along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.