By Oluwatosin Maliki
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Tuesday announced that 14 residents in Abuja, have been arrested over the false alarm raised concerning missing organs after thorough investigation.
According to Mr Haruna Garba, the Police Commissioner in the FCT, he said the alarm was discovered to be untrue after series of medical examination was conducted on each of those who complained.
Garba revealed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on the command’s efforts in fighting against crime.
Furthermore, he noted that the 14 persons who had raised the false alarm were currently being prosecuted following the confirmation of their lies.
“They are being prosecuted for giving false information and inciting public disturbances”.
He said, “The false alarm had also misled the Police in dealing with mob action which were carried out against more than 10 accused persons in the FCT in the past few weeks”.
Also, Garba noted that the command was informed of more than 10 cases, mostly around Garshi, Gwagwalada and the Kwali areas of the FCT, adding that some of these escalated into mob action by the youths.
However, the police chief assured that no life was lost in the reported incidents.
“The FCT Police Command has recorded over 10 cases of alleged disappearance of male organs across the territory and the escalating incidents of mob action by irate youths”.
“It took the intervention of the Police Command to prevent the loss of lives and property and restore law and order”.
“Fourteen suspects who claimed that their male organs had disappeared were taken to the hospital where the medical doctor confirmed that their organs were intact and active”.
He stated, “Consequently, they were charged to court for giving false information and inciting public disturbance”.
Residents were told to warn their wards and children to desist from raising false alarms, as any one caught would be prosecuted.
In addition, the police chief urged people to stop resorting to jungle justice or mob action as innocent people may be killed or injured in the process.
He emphasized that hospitals should attend to patients in emergency situations, noting that they do not need police report before they commence treatment on any patient.
Garba gave this response when asked questions in regards to one Miss Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of “one chance”operators, who was thrown out of a moving vehicle by her suspected attackers in Abuja.
Recall that Quest Times reported on Olorunfemi, who was stabbed in a ‘one-chance’ vehicle and brought to the hospital by a good Samaritan, it was alleged that she was abandoned by medical personnel at the Maitama District Hospital, which in turn led to her death.
Although, the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) had debunked such claim, noting that the reports were not true.
In a response to Olorunfemi’s case, Buhari Yakasai, Assistant Director, FCTA health services and environment, issued a statement on Monday in Abuja, he said the victim was brought in dead to the hospital.
The police chief advised people to be at alert when boarding an unpainted taxi in order to avoid being victims of one chance.
“I wish to advise residents of the FCT to be wary of the kind of vehicles they board. It is advised that they should board only painted taxis from designated motor parks”.
“It is risky to board an unpainted taxi, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu’, as they may fall victim to these robbers known as ‘One Chance’,” he said.