Ghanaian Woman D!es After One-Chance R0bbers Throw Her from Moving Vehicle in Abuja

• Freda was reportedly returning from a church fellowship near CBN Institute, Maitama, on July 1 when she unknowingly boarded a taxi operated by criminals.

• She was blindfolded, beaten, and forced to unlock her phone and banking apps.

Miss Freda Arnong, a Ghanaian woman living in Abuja, has died after being attacked and thrown out of a moving vehicle by suspected “one-chance” robbers.

Freda was reportedly returning from a church fellowship near CBN Institute, Maitama, on July 1 when she unknowingly boarded a taxi operated by criminals. She was blindfolded, beaten, and forced to unlock her phone and banking apps.

Despite offering to contact her employer for funds, the attackers threatened to kill her and later threw her out of the car near Moshood Abiola Stadium around 11 p.m.

A local vigilante eventually rescued her and took her to the National Hospital, where she died days later from severe internal injuries, including broken ribs and organ damage.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the attack and called on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“This God-fearing, generous soul was known to us at HURIWA since the year of our inauguration about eighteen years ago, and she had consistently supported our work, just as she was a very great human rights person,” Onwubiko said.

“The details of her encounter are a reminder of the urgent need for the government to take steps to stamp out these terrorists disguised as robbers. The police, Department of State Services (DSS), and the military should set up strategic observatory points within the municipality of Abuja, just as the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security project must be revived and completed.

“Installing CCTV around the FCT and operating functional monitoring systems and quick-response squads is much more urgent than building flyovers all over Abuja, as is currently being done by the politicians.

“What crime did Freda Arnong commit? Her only ‘crime’ was living in a beautiful city plagued by a broken system.

“How long will we keep losing innocent lives to the ‘one-chance’ criminal syndicates? When will public transportation be safe for everyone? When will our leaders prioritise technology-driven transport safety?

“We must demand a driver and vehicle authentication system, where commuters can verify the identity and registration of commercial vehicles and their drivers in real time before boarding.

“Freda cannot d!e in vain. Her k!llers must be found and prosecuted. There are countless families silently grieving loved ones lost to the same fate, abandoned by a system that failed to protect them. We must rise. We must demand change.”