Commotion as police escort suffers chest pain on Kaduna-Abuja train, dies mid-trip

A witness said the deceased was hale and hearty before he left home but died on the train after suddenly developing chest pain.

Passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna train were thrown into a state of confusion as one of the escorts attached to the train lost his life midway through a trip on the morning of Thursday, April 4, 2024.

According to a passenger who witnessed the incident, the deceased showed no signs of illness before the train departed Kaduna.

The witness said the late officer suddenly developed chest pain and clamoured for help before he gave up the ghost.

The passenger added that there was no emergency medical care on the train, and the intervention of a doctor, who was also a passenger, came too late to save the officer’s life.

“A police officer, who was one of the escorts on an Abuja-Kaduna train just died. He left home in good health. But later during the journey, he complained of chest pain and asked his colleague to get him some glucose and water.”

“There was no emergency medical care on the train. Before a doctor, who was also a passenger, could come, the officer was already dead,” Daily Trust quoted the passenger to have said.

The remains of the officer were later moved to the side of the train with his face covered up.

The train proceeded on the journey and arrived at Kubwa in Abuja around 3:20 pm, after which passengers safely disembarked.

However, security operatives on the ground prevented passengers from capturing the scene on their cameras.

About 20 minutes after the arrival, a police van drove into the station to pick the corpse to a mortuary.