NBTE director killed in Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack
By Kalu Nwokoro Idika
Abdu Isa Kofarmata, director at the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, has been killed in the Monday night terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train.
Terrorists on Monday evening bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train en route to Rigasa with hundreds of passengers on-board.
During the attack, many passengers were reportedly killed while others were abducted.
Unverified number of passengers sustained various degrees of injury.
Meanwhile, Daily Nigerian quoting a family source said that the deceased died of gunshots fired by the terrorists during their raid.
According to the source, the body of the late director has been ferried to Kano for burial.
The source added that the late 55-year-old director is survived by four children and a wife.