Corruption in NRC: How Flutter wave, TPS short change passengers at IDU train station in Abuja

Corruption in NRC: How Flutter wave, TPS short change passengers at IDU train station in Abuja.

Stranded passengers at IDU trained station in Abuja have accused the management of Nigerian Railway Corporation of connivance with contractors working for them to short change travelers on the policy of no refund where passengers missed a train.

Speaking to angry passengers at the IDU train station on Wednesday, passengers who missed the train told NEWSng that it would have been their fault if they miss the train because they came late, but in a situation whereby they are at the station an hour before departure should not be term as no show while they are physically on the ground.

“This is what is happening here almost on a daily basis and because the passengers always took the matter as fate the staff particularly of a company called TPS denies passengers entry who legitimately purchase their tickets on flimsy excuses.

“I promised them when next this nonsense happened again we are going to mobilize until we put everything on fire unless the NRC management woke up to their responsibilities and checked the activities of TPS and Flutter wave on racketeering.

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“Somebody who had the same issue with them last week informed me that the NRC management is very much aware of the situation but because they are remitting no-show money to them, they allow these companies to continue to operate under the guise of transparency.” Angry passengers told NEWSng at IDU

Another passenger who identify his name as Aminu Kabir said this will be the last time he will tolerate such delay by TPS a company that verifies passengers before boarding.

According to him, ” TPS will unnecessarily delay passengers so that they will miss train and such passengers can not get a refund because Flutter wave who do the ticket will tell passengers that it is a policy not to refund.

“Nigerians are already angry and if this continues there is the likelihoods that one day blood will spill here at IDU train station because of their corrupt tendency. ” Aminu said

NEWSng makes frantic effort to get the IDU train station manager to speak on the ugly development at his station but staff of the train station claimed he was not on seat even though passengers allergies that they are hiding him because of the press.