[hen next you are at a traffic light intersection, you might want to be careful.”Other victims said these traffic robbers usually follow unsuspecting motorists,either from a bank or office, to a traffic light where they either try puncturing vehicles’ tires with objects laden with nails or rob them outrightly]

Traffic robbers have a new strategy in Abuja. They use traffic lights to rob unsuspecting motorists.Unfortunately, there is an increasing number of traffic lights in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), meaning that traffic robbery has increased too.

Here is what Aliyu Hajara, a victim, who was robbed while waiting for the green light to turn on at a traffic intersection in Maitama, had to say.
“When next you are at a traffic light intersection, you might want to be careful.”Other victims said these traffic robbers usually follow unsuspecting motorists,either from a bank or office, to a traffic light where they either try puncturing vehicles’ tires with objects laden with nails or rob them outrightly.
Another resident, who preferred to be called Mrs. Victoria, shares her story of these robbers at Maitama, not far from Mississippi Junction, in her case, a traffic warden is present.
“I got to that traffic light, and as we were waiting for the green light to come up, one young man tapped at my window, pointed at my tire, and beckoned on me to wind down my glass. As I did to hear him clearer, he immediately opened my car from inside and jumped in. He then brought out a gun and commanded me to open the back door for his colleagues to enter or I lose my life, I opened the door for his colleagues to enter out of fear of being shot. They took my handbag, handsets, cash and all the jewelries I wore.”
She said the robber alighted when the traffic light was about turning green onto a waiting motorcycle and zoomed off.When she approached the traffic warden, he said he did not see any person rob her.
While most residents blame the increase in traffic robbery on the increased number of traffic lights in Abuja, Alaba Olaniyi identified the lack of ban on motorcycles as the cause. Abuja is not the only state with an increase in traffic robbery. Lagos has also recorded an increase in this pestering problem. However, Lagosians have appealed to Governor Ambode to free them from this scourge.

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Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:14 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

heheheheh...... they be increase of security
too......

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:22 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Hmmm, dis is serious

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:29 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Orya police take advantage and start arresting them.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:30 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na wa o. See anoda one again o.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:37 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

God help us in this country.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:43 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this is really serious

Posted: at 4-09-2015 03:57 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

wow possibility things on ground

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:23 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

na wa for them o...even traffic light

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:31 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Our policemen have 2 think ahead of dem, but can they?

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:34 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

our policemen need 2 b a step ahead of dem, but can they?

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:36 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Wat a wasted generation of our time

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:39 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Omg!  This is terrible. You are not even safe in your country na wa o.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:41 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

na wa ooooo niaja way of life

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:43 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Very sad and disappointment sorry madam it's well  

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:47 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Dem no get cameras, abi which kin capital city be dis...?

Posted: at 4-09-2015 04:51 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

dis is terrible.  #15konmymind

Posted: at 4-09-2015 05:06 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Terrible terrible terrible....

Posted: at 4-09-2015 05:19 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

That's awkward

Posted: at 4-09-2015 05:29 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Animal kingdom

Posted: at 4-09-2015 05:39 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

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