Don’t accept free rides from strangers – FCT police commissioner warns women

Don’t accept free rides from strangers – FCT police commissioner warns women

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Miller Dantawaye, has warned residents, in particular girls, towards accepting unfastened rides from strangers.

Dantawaye gave the warning on Friday, January 9, 2025 all through a courtesy and advocacy visit by means of a delegation of the Nigerian Bar company, which include representatives of the worldwide Federation of female attorneys, NBA women forum and team spirit Bar, to the FCT Police Command headquarters.

The caution comes after Princess Nwamaka Ochigbo, a lawyer, and Chinemerem Chuwumeziemwere, a nurse on the Federal clinical Centre, Jabi, were k!lled by using suspected one-hazard criminals in Abuja.

A statement via the FCT command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, stated the CP entreated residents to stay safety-conscious, particularly when boarding industrial cars.

He cautioned citizens, mainly women, to be careful about the motors they use and to avoid accepting unsolicited lifts from unknown men and women.

“The CP similarly called on residents of the FCT to remain safety-conscious and vigilant, specially when boarding industrial vehicles. He advised participants of the public, particularly women, to be careful of the vehicles they board and to chorus from accepting loose rides from strangers,” the statement study.

“He emphasised the importance of collective duty, well timed data sharing, and public cooperation in preventing and dismantling “one-danger criminal operations across the Territory.”

even as commiserating with the attorneys on the okay!lling of their colleague, Ms Princess Ochigbo, the CP confident them that the command had released discreet and good sized investigations into the incident, including that efforts have been ongoing to discover and recognize the ones accountable

“The Commissioner of Police commiserated with the delegation over the painful loss and assured them that the Command has started giant and discreet investigations into the situations surrounding the incident, with a association dedication to ensuring that the perpetrators are diagnosed, apprehended, and brought to justice,” the PPRO said.

in the meantime, Adeh, in a brief declaration on Wednesday, confirmed that detectives had commenced paintings on the case.