They said that this would offer citizens an alternative means of transportation.
Mr Opeifa said the visit followed the circulation of a report alleging that all toilets aboard AKTS trains were non-functional.
At the resumption of service on Monday, passengers using the 24-seater coaches were charged N9,000, up from N7,000.
The bureau said that over 2.7 million passengers travelled by train in 2021 compared to one million recorded in 2020.
The president said the rescue was difficult because bandits don’t care about killing their hostages if they come under attack.
This requirement was stated by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, in Abuja on Thursday.
The breakdown left passengers stranded for over three hours before a rescue locomotive was sent from Idu station in Abuja.
