There has been an outpouring of grief following the death of Dr. Megafu Nwando Chinelo, who boarded the attacked Kaduna-bound train with hundreds of passengers.
The social media literarily went on fire over her death with some other identified victims.
It was gathered that Chinelo died from the wounds she sustained in the deadly attack.
One of Chinelo’s colleagues confirmed her death.
In the viral image, Chinelo was seen in a pool of her blood.
According to sources, she worked at St Gerald’s hospital in Kaduna and resigned in February because she was planning to relocate abroad.
The University of Port Harcourt-trained Dental Surgeon had planned to jet out on Friday.
The Kaduna-bound train with an unspecified number of passengers was on Monday night attacked by terrorists.
The train, which left Abuja around 6 pm, was attacked between Katari and Rijana
Many passengers were feared dead.
The gunmen were said to have blown up the rail track, forcing the 1000-capacity train to derail around Rijana, a village on the rail corridor in Kaduna.
Chinelo in a terse tweet during the attack said: “I’m in the train. I have been shot, please pray for me.”
Her terse tweet generated mixed reactions.
Many trolled her while some expressed emphathy, hoping she would make it alive.