NSIB retrieves key evidence in Warri-Itakpe train derailment probe

By Folarin Kehinde
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has retrieved critical evidence as investigations into the June 8, 2026 train derailment along the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor continue.
The bureau disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Funke Adebayo-Arowojobe.
According to the statement, the Director-General of the NSIB, Capt. Alex Badeh Jr., led a team of investigators to the accident scene shortly after the incident was reported.
Badeh was accompanied by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transpo...