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Nigeria’s state railway company on Monday resumed a popular train service between the capital Abuja and the northern state of Kaduna, suspended since in March after gunmen killed passengers and kidnapped several dozen, local media reported. Nigeria is battling insecurity in the north from armed gangs who attack villages and …

A vital train link between the Nigerian capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna is due to reopen on Monday, nine months after it was suspended. Last March gunmen mined the track, forcing a train with more than 360 passengers to stop. At least eight passengers were killed and …