Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train.

The incident on Monday resulted in the deaths, injuries, and kidnapping of several people.

In response to the tragic tragedy, the former president took to Twitter on Thursday to condemn the bandits’ conduct while also urging security services to make more efforts to reduce insecurity in the nation.

His post read: “I commiserate with the victims of Monday’s Abuja-Kaduna train attack, the families of the deceased, and other Nigerians who have been affected, in one way or the other, by recent events in our country, driven by the violent activities of bandits and terrorists.

“ My thoughts are with them even as I pray that all those abducted will be rescued and reunited with their families, soon.

“I call on the security and intelligence services to scale up their efforts and ensure that perpetrators of these dastardly crimes are served with justice, and restore normalcy to our land.

“I urge Nigerians to be vigilant, optimistic, and not to succumb to pessimism and fear.”