A train plying the Warri-Itakpe route has reportedly derailed, forcing many passengers to be stranded.

It is said to be the same train where passengers were abducted from, at its station in Igueben, Edo State.

It was gathered that the incident happened inside Kogi forest, and several passengers were said to have abandoned the train for fear of being kidnapped.

The train was said to have left Warri early Sunday and got derailed at around noon inside the forest between Ajaokuta and Itakpe.