Posted by On Tuesday, the FCT Police Command announced that they had debunked the claim made by 14 locals that they were missing organs.
After having each person who had raised the alert undergo a medical checkup, Mr. Haruna Garba, Police Commissioner of the FCT, reported that the alarm had been found to be false.
Garba revealed this while briefing reporters in Abuja on the successes of the command’s anti-crime efforts.
After their lies were exposed, he said, the 14 involved were now facing criminal charges.
Falsely informing the public and instigating unrest have landed them in legal hot water.
He stated that in the past three weeks, “more than 10 accused persons” in the FCT had been subjected to mob action because of the false alarm.
Garba stated that the command was made aware of over ten incidents, the majority of which occurred in the FCT neighborhoods of Garshi, Gwagwalada, and Kwali, and that in some cases, the youth involved resorted to mob violence.
However, according to the police chief, nobody was killed in any of the cases that were recorded.
Over ten reported cases of male organs going missing have been documented by the FCT Police Command, and incidents of mob action by angry youngsters have been on the rise.
The Police Command had to step in to save lives and property and put things back in order.
The medical doctor at the hospital confirmed that all 14 suspects who claimed their male organs had vanished found them to be healthy and whole.
In court “for giving false information and inciting public disturbance,” he claimed.
Garba pleaded with the locals to discourage the use of false alarms by warning their children and dependents.
The police commander also warned against using mob rule or “jungle justice,” as it could lead to the deaths of innocent people.
In the event of an emergency, he claimed, medical facilities did not need to wait for police reports before treating patients.
Garba made this remark when being questioned about the case of one Miss Greatness Olorunfemi, who was allegedly attacked in Abuja and thrown off a moving car by people calling themselves “one chance”operators.
An unsubstantiated allegation claims that the medical staff at the Maitama District Hospital abandoned Olorunfemi after he was brought there by a good Samaritan.
She was allegedly abandoned to her death because no police complaint was filed.
While this was going on, the FCTA (Federal Capital Territory Authority) denied the report, saying it was false.
Assistant Director of FCTA health services and environment Buhari Yakasai released a statement on the matter on Monday in Abuja, saying that the victim was brought to the hospital already dead.
The police chief warned locals not to get into an unmarked taxi for fear of becoming a “one chance” victim.
I’d like to warn FCT locals to be aware of the vehicles they get into. They are instructed to only enter cabs with distinctive paint jobs at approved taxi stands.
“Riding in an unpainted cab, also known as a “kabu-kabu,” is perilous because passengers may be targeted by criminals known as “One Chance,” he said. (NAN)