The Lagos police say the report of a kidnapping incident in
the Lekki area of the state is false.
On Tuesday, there were reports on social media suggesting
that gunmen were abducting people on Admiralty Way, Ozumba Nbadiwe Way,
Lekki/Ikoyi Link Bridge and other parts of Lekki.
Reacting to the development, Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos
commissioner of police, said it was an isolated robbery case reported by one
Adegoke Joel on behalf of one Adenike Kosoko.
He said Kosoko was defrauded by ‘one-chance’ robbers after
she boarded a private car.
‘One chance’ is a type of robbery in which people are lured
into commercial vehicles whose passengers are robbers, after which they’ll be
stripped of their valuables.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesman of Lagos police command, said that the lady was robbed of the funds in her account.
Adejobi said she lost N110,000 after the passengers of the
private vehicle used the ATM with her card.
“It’s not true because we have not reported any case of
kidnapping in Lagos in the last 22 months. That of Tuesday is not kidnapping
but a case of ‘one chance’. The lady boarded a vehicle, saw four guys, and
still rode,” he said.
“We have been giving this security tip. As a woman, it’s
either you go for a Lagos-branded commercial vehicle or registered cars like
Uber or Bolt. These ones are safe. But this one is a private vehicle.
“In fact, up till now, she doesn’t even know the colour, for
you to know the lapses. It’s a case of ‘one chance’. They transacted everything
they did in the vehicle. They didn’t take her to any hideout.
“She was in the vehicle with him, where they were talking to
her until they went to an ATM machine to withdraw. That was the whole
transaction. It’s just within four or five hours and they were driving around.
“We’re using her case
as a case study to call on others to be very careful. If you want to board any
vehicle, it must be Lagos-branded or registered commercial vehicles.”
Adejobi added that the lady was dropped off by the culprits
at the Ikate area before 12am.
He said the command has been tackling the issue of ‘one
chance’ robberies in the state and more efforts are being channelled towards
eradicating the menace.
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