Robbery incident in viral video didn’t occur in Abuja – FCT Police clarifies

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Robbery incident in viral video didn’t occur in Abuja – FCT Police clarifies
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The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has made a clarification on the video clip circulating online depicting a robbery incident, which purportedly occurred in Abuja, involving a 'Right Hand Drive' vehicle.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT , Police Command has made a clarification on the video clip circulating online depicting a robbery incident, which purportedly occurred in Abuja , involving a 'Right Hand Drive' vehicle. In a statement issued on Wednesday night by the command's spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the police said contrary to the narrative, 'the incident did not take place within the Federal Capital Territory'.

She stated that upon analysis of the viral video, it was evidently clear that the robbery incident did not even occur in Nigeria. According to her, the conclusion was drawn from the vehicle registration number plate design and the steering position of the vehicle, which is Right Hand Drive, RHD. 'It is important to note that Nigeria does not allow RHD vehicles on its roads, neither are the roads fashioned to accommodate such cars as seen in the video.

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