The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has enjoined all intending passengers on the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service and other train corridors to insist and demand for boarding tickets after making appropriate payment at the designated stations or book online appropriately.
This followed a viral video on social media, where some of its workers were seen collecting cash from passengers onboard a Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge train.
In a statement released by the Corporations Deputy Director, Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, the authority condemned the actions of the workers, stating that it is a flagrant disobedience of laid down rules guiding the operations of the NRC.
According to the statement, the Corporation has placed the identified erring officers on immediate suspension pending the outcome of investigation by the Management Committee set up to look into the issue.
It condemned such acts of misconduct, especially at this time that the Federal Government is making all efforts to revitalizing and modernizing the Corporation.
The NRC management noted that an electronic ticketing system is being deployed and will be available on both the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service and the Warri-Itakpe Train Service by end of October 2023.
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