A community leader, Andrew Dogonyaro, confirmed the tragic incident to City & Crime on Tuesday, stating that it occurred around 10 a.m. on Saturday. He explained, “The children used to visit their neighbors on their own. That’s how they got out of their home that day without anyone being aware. A man saw them from afar facing each other on the track and attempted to take them off the track following horns from the train, but it was too late.”
The accident was first reported at the police outpost in Sabon-Bwari and later at the Sabon-Wuse Division in Tafa LGA of Niger State.
Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident, saying, “Information was received that on 24/5/2024, a moving train from Abuja heading to Kaduna crushed two girls named Hassana Baro and Hussaina Baro, who were about one year and six months old, to death while playing on the railway at Kuchiko village, via New-Bwari area in Tafa LGA.”
He added that the incident would be referred to the Railway Division in Kubwa, Abuja for further investigation and necessary action.