Federal Capital Territory Police Command says operatives from Utako Police Divisional Headquarters have arrested a couple in connection with robberies, specifically ‘one chance’ activities within the FCT and its environs. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josphenie Adeh, in a statement said the couple Chukwudi Okorie, 51, and Chibuzor Okorie, 43, were arrested on Wednesday alongside Esther Gabriel, 51, all residents of Akaraka Gwagwa, FCT for the crime.
According to Adeh, the suspects confessed during interrogation to have carried out series of one chance related activities in the FCT before their apprehension. The PPRO stated that a blue Mazda car with registration number FCT 590 EV, which was being used by the syndicate to perpetrate the crimes an, was recovered from one of the suspects
She added that while investigation is still ongoing to apprehend other accomplices, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Haruna G. Garba, reiterated his unflinching commitment to ensuring FCT remain a safe and peaceful place for residents to stay without fair from any quarters of the Territory. The Commissioner equally urged the public to keep providing information to law enforcement.
The Explainer recalls that in recent months, one chance robberies have been prevalent in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The perpetrators usually target female victims in order to dispossess them of their valuables and harass them sexual. In October 2023, a young Nigerian woman, Greatness Olorunfemi was stabbed by one chance criminal. She bled to death while awaiting treatment at an Abuja hospital.
