A train headed towards Lagos develops a problem in the middle of a forest, leaving passengers stranded.
Yinka Seth, a witness who goes by the Twitter handle @inkaseth, tweeted on Monday.
The removal of some steel rail track components caused the train that departed from the Lagos railway station and was travelling to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, to develop a malfunction.
"My first tweet went out at around 8:12 am," the message states. The train has stopped twice as of 8:31 am. The current justification is that some steel components of the rail rails have been "removed," which is the problem with poor citizenry and government. E go touch everyone eventually.
“We are less than 5 minutes from Moniya in Ibadan and the train has halted. Judging by the time stamp of the videos I made, we stopped for 10 minutes without an explanation.
“At 8:29 am, we spotted someone holding a stick. Appeared to either be on a video call or making videos of the halted train. Passengers are tense and it is becoming harder to sit still.
It further reads, “My friends and I are making notes to serve as our will if things go sideways. This is what it means to be Nigerian. You are constantly finding new ways to be in situations that are nothing short of madness.
“8:46 am and the train is moving again. Wish us Ijeoma.”
In a chat with our correspondent, Seth said there had been a similar incident a day before (Sunday).
According to him, “The train was heading from Lagos to Ibadan. There had been a similar incident just the day before. Please see my tweets for eyewitness’ accounts.
“I do not believe a team was sent, that may be due to the fact that my observation only pays regard to my vantage point. However, I did see two armed police officers on board who were active when the train stopped,” he added.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakubu Mahmood, proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.