According to Facebook user, Lara Wise, the incident happened in the Wuse
area of Abuja. The victim who happens to be a friend was stabbed with a
knife and screwdriver. Below is her post:
The following
pictures and story may be disturbing. Viewer disecretion as advised.
Criminals have become extremely desperate and have perfected their acts
to evade suspecting eyes and security watch. This happened in Abuja. In
Wuse to be precise.
It was supposed to be a ” one chance “ride but
the victim didn’t suspect anything because the vehicle was empty and
didn’t look like a trap at all. This is what the criminals do now. You
flag down a cab. It pulls over. You negotiate fare and hop in. It is
empty. You sit at the back or infront and the cab moves.
The
driver applies the child lock button. Then, from the boot (trunk) of the
car, a criminal accomplice who has all the while been quietly coiled up
there, moves into the car from the back seat and then you realise you
are not alone afterall. Try as much as the passenger /victim can, the
door will not open because it is at that desperate moment between life
and death that he or she realises that the door knob is unresponsive
from inside: damaged on purpose and for the intent to trap in the
passenger.
Please be vigilant. I always teach that once you enter a cab,
close the door and try opening from inside before the driver moves. If
it doesn’t open, tell the driver you are no longer going. Now I have
added the opening of boot / trunk to my assessment list. This latest
victim is a friend. She is still recuperating as she was stabbed
severally with a knife and a screwdriver. Be vigilant and security
conscious.