Former presidential aide Reno Omokri on Tuesday narrated how he was delayed for over an hour abroad after a train crash disrupted his journey to the airport.
In a video posted on his X handle, Omokri explained that the train he boarded was forced to stop after another train ahead collided with a car.
“Now here’s the thing, I’m on this train, I’m going to the airport and guess what? The train has stopped because another train in front hit a car,” he said.
Omokri used the incident to urge Nigerians not to constantly blame government agencies whenever similar accidents occur at home.
“If this were to be Nigeria, for example, you guys would complain. You’d complain about the government, complain about the NRC, that’s the National Railway Corporation.
“The thing is, accidents like this happen all the time. They happen in Canada, they happen in the United States, they happen in Europe. So we’re going to be stuck here for an hour,” he stated.
To corroborate his story, Omokri introduced a fellow passenger, identified as Hayden, who confirmed that a train had collided with a car ahead, causing multiple trains to back up.
“Yes, very true. Ahead on the track, there was another train that collided with the car, and it caused all these other trains to back up. So yeah, we’re stuck here for the long haul, it seems,” Hayden said.
Reinforcing his point, Omokri added, “It happens everywhere. You know, it happens everywhere. We’ve got some of the best train systems in Nigeria, and I just want our people over there to appreciate the country.
“Don’t always speak evil, ill about your country. Look for good things about the country and project that to the outside world.”
He later shared footage of the damaged vehicle after it was removed from the tracks, saying, “That’s the vehicle that just got hit by the train. It finally took it off. But it kept us here for about an hour. We’re on the move now.”
PUNCH Online reported last month that a passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board.
The NRC also reportedly underwent a significant management reshuffle, barely 10 days after the train accident, which injured 20 people.
