Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the train derailment incident which occurred on the Warri-Itakpe railway in Agbor, Delta state over the weekend.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation announced this in a statement on Tuesday, identifying the suspects as Mudansuru Mutari and Blorie Kokori.
NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, said the suspects are currently being interrogated by the police in Delta state and will likely be transferred to Abuja, where they will give more details as to the sabotage that caused the derailment of the train.
“The suspects, identified as Mudansuru Mutari (male, aged 27) and Blorie Kokori (aged 39), were apprehended around Kilometer 208 before Abraka, Delta State, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, by operatives of the NRC Police Command in collaboration with local security agents,” he said.
“Preliminary investigations and their confessional statements revealed their direct involvement in tampering with vital components of the rail track.”