By Ayomide Otitoju
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Chapter, has raised fresh concerns over the resurgence of “one-chance” robberies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), calling for urgent action by the authorities.
The chairman of the chapter, Okechukwu Emelieze, raised the alarm during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, urging the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and security agencies, particularly the police, to strengthen security measures across the capital.
Emelieze described the renewed wave of attacks as disturbing and called on the FCT Administration and law enforcement agencies to urgently review existing security strategies to better protect residents, especially commuters who rely on commercial vehicles.
The call followed the killing of a lawyer, Mediatrix Chigbo, and a nurse, Chinemerem Chukwumeziem, in separate incidents linked to the criminal scheme.
Chigbo, a former treasurer of the Abuja Bar, was reportedly killed by suspected “one-chance” criminals who lure unsuspecting passengers into vehicles to rob, assault or kidnap them. Her body was recovered on January 7, 2026, a day after she reportedly left her home for work, along the Kubwa Expressway.
Members of the NBA Abuja Chapter, while mourning their colleague, took their concerns to the headquarters of the FCT Police Command, where they demanded decisive action against those responsible for the attacks.
On the same day Chigbo’s body was recovered, the remains of Chukwumeziem, a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, were also discovered at another location within the FCT, further heightening public anxiety over rising insecurity.
A former chairman of the NBA FCT Chapter, Olumuyiwa Akinboro, questioned the apparent inability of security agencies to track and dismantle the criminal networks behind the attacks.
Receiving the NBA delegation, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Miller Dantawaye, assured the association and residents that investigations were ongoing and that those responsible would be brought to justice. He also urged residents to remain vigilant and security-conscious, particularly when boarding commercial vehicles.
