Some residence of Abuja have shared their experience with the notorious One Chance Robbers.
The robbers disguise as cab drivers who pick up unsuspecting passengers who get robbed along the way or kidnapped.
Speaking with DAILY POST, a victim of ‘One Chance’, Amarachi Nwachukwu narrated her experience after she boarded a cab from Area 1 to Jabi on a fateful Tuesday.
“I boarded a cab at Area 1 to Jabi with a passenger in it who was to alight on the way. On getting to Utako, the passenger asked the driver to stop for him to come down. When the driver brought the car to a halt, the passenger brought out a dollar note for payment, thereafter, an argument ensued between the passenger and the driver as the driver refused to collect the dollar note.
“The passenger who was speaking in French pretended not to understand English, even as he requested to be taken to the French Embassy rather than his initial destination.
“I was sitting at the back and tried to intervene with my little knowledge of the French language as I was in a hurry to get to work. Suddenly I got so engrossed, immediately I started speaking with the French guy and that was how he showed me a trick of paper being turned into dollar, which made me uncomfortable to continue my trip with that cab, and when I wanted to alight from the cab, a gun was pointed at me.
“I was asked to surrender my ATM card and pin as the driver went to the nearest ATM point to withdraw money while a gun was pointed at me in the car in case my pin failed.
“After they successfully took money from the ATM, they started the car and stopped along Area 3 express and they threw me out of the vehicle, which resulted in injuries.
“I survived the push by God’s grace and since then I’ve been so scared about boarding ‘along’ cabs in FCT.”
An anonymous victim revealed that the Rivers have developed new tactics which is to use females as passengers, with some even dressed as NYSC members.
Narrating her encounter, she said, “I entered a cab from Berger to Apo bridge. Before I entered, I saw two other girls at the back with iPhones and on NYSC uniforms. I felt it was a good cab and entered. Shortly after I entered, the girls started a conversation with the driver and the passenger in front which got me uncomfortable but I stayed calm.
“On getting to that junction that takes you to the stadium, they turned and to my surprise, the girls in uniform pointed a gun at me to bring my bag and phone. I hesitated, but the other passenger in front turned and threatened me and I immediately gave them the bag and phone. Thereafter, they threw me out of the car.
“I was thankful that day for my life even though I lost my phone and money in my bag. I trekked that night to the main road where I met some kind-hearted people who helped me out with transport fare home.
“I’m calling on the authorities to find a lasting solution to this menace and secure the lives of Nigerian youths seeking daily bread and going about their businesses daily.”
