The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of nine workers who were allegedly involved in fraudulent ticket dealings.
The suspension was as a result of allegation that some staff members of the NRC engaged in dishonest act – collecting cash from passengers unlawfully.
A video emerged in the past week showing the yet-to-be-identified staff collecting money from passengers on the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service.
The staff had allowed the passengers to board the train without obtaining tickets, only to ask them for money mid-trip.
Speaking to journalists in Ibadan, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of the NRC confirmed that the officials which were apprehended have been duly punished by suspension.
“It’s an offence to carry an intending passenger to enter the train without having a ticket,” Okhiria said.
“We have made that arrangement and we have staff members to check the tickets before they get to the departure hall and also check the tickets before they can get to the platforms to board the train.”
The NRC boss stated that adequate steps had been taken to prevent such people without tickets from being allowed to pass into the departure hall and onto the platform to board the train.
“I just came here to remind them that anybody caught will not be spared and to ensure that we do the right thing at the right time,” he added.
