In the face of rising cases of kidnapping across the country, the Nigeria Police Force has called on citizens to be more careful when boarding commercial vehicles.
Speaking on behalf of the Force, the Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Olumuyiwa Adejobi took to a video posted on his official X account, to urge the travelling public to patronize designated bus parks and registered vehicles.
The spokesman also warned e-hailing platform users to confirm that the vehicle they booked online is the one that has come to pick them up before agreeing to begin the ride.
Adejobi, in the video said, “If you want to board any vehicle anywhere, make sure this vehicles are registered vehicles, these vehicles are actually marked for commercial purposes. All states and our communities have designated parks and garages, let us patronize these parks and garages, don’t wait for free rides, patronize those known certified commercial vehicles for movement and for commercial purposes.
“If you do most of these bolt or Uber whatever make sure you confirm the number on your application, the one you have booked for online is the real vehicle that have come to pick you, these are simple things we need to take note of so that we will not fall victims of these criminal elements.
“One chance is real and you can see we have been working hard to make sure we tackle this problem of one chance. Please patronize marked registered commercial vehicles and of course government approved parks and garages in the FCT and other cities across the country.”
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