FCT Emergency Department Rescues ‘One Chance’ Victim 

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Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, FEMD, has rescued a woman who was forcefully pushed out of a moving vehicle. 

The department’s Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Nkechi Isa, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, recently, said the incident occurred at about 4:30pm at Powerhouse Bus Stop Junction,Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro.

According to her, eyewitnesses at the scene said the woman was pushed out of a moving vehicle suspected to be by “one chance” operators.

She described “one chance” as a criminal gang posing as commercial drivers with passengers, leaving one space (one chance) for an unsuspecting victim.

Once they take off, the criminals dispossess the victims of their valuables and often throw them out of the moving vehicle.She said that the FEMD Search and Rescue Team was notified of the incident by the FCT Fire Service and immediately swooped into action.

“On arrival at the scene, the team found the victim, identified as Khadija Salisu, unconscious but without visible physical injury. She was promptly taken to Asokoro District Hospital and is responding to treatment,” Isa said. NAN