Nigerian Railway Leader Delighted Over Conviction of Rail Infrastructure Vandals

Nigerian Railway Leader Delighted Over Conviction of Rail Infrastructure Vandals

Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has expressed satisfaction with a Federal High Court’s  coviction of rail assets vandals.

Justice A. I. Kala of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos sentenced the two  rail track vandals, namely: Mudansuru Mutari (27) and Blorie Kokori (39) to two years imprisonment each for tampering with critical components of the Warri–Itakpe rail track.

The convicts, who were apprehended around Kilometer 208 before Abraka, Delta State, and subsequently paraded by the Railway Police Command, Lagos, were prosecuted on charges bordering on vandalism and economic sabotage.

They were found guilty under Section 36(6)(b) and Section 1(10) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap 17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2024.

In delivering judgment, Justice Kala described their action as a serious threat to national safety, noting that the sentence serves as a deterrent to others contemplating similar crimes.

In a news statement dated 29th November, 2025, which was issued by the NRC, Opeifa in reacting to the verdict, commended the judiciary, the Railway Police Command, and all collaborating security agencies for their diligent investigation and successful prosecution of the case.

He said, “This judgment reinforces the Federal Government’s zero-tolerance stance on railway vandalism.

“The Nigerian Railway Corporation will continue to work closely with security agencies to ensure that anyone who attacks railway infrastructure faces the full weight of the law. Railway properties are national assets and not scraps.”