By Theodore Opara

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has sent a team of engineers to a flood-ravaged rail track in Osogbo, Osun State, to repair the washed-out section.

This is to put in shape the portion of the narrow gauge track threatened by washout in preparation for the Sallah train operations, according to a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Public Relations, NRC, Callistus Unyimadu.

The site, located at km 294+12 poles, Oke-Onitea area in osogbo suffered a washout following heavy rainfall on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

According to NRC, the remedial work is critical to maintaining safe and interrupted train operations for passengers that will travel to Osogbo, ilorin and Minna corridors during the Eid festive season. 

It quoted NRC Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, as expressing regrets over the washout.

He however reassured passengers that all necessary steps were being taken to bring relief to the corporation’s esteemed passengers and ease train movement before the Eid-el Kabir celebration.

The NRC management also called on residents of Oke-Onitea and other communities along the rail corridors in Osogbo to refrain from dumping refuse there as such practice contributed to culvert blockage and rail infrastructure damage.

The corporation reinterated its commitment to delivering safe, customer-focused rail services to the Nigerian public.