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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FCT Sector Command, has returned over N1 million and other valuables to the family of an accident victim, who lost his life in a ghastly car crash.

Speaking, during a news conference on Friday in Abuja, the Sector Commander, Muta’a Chorrie commended the Unit Command for their transparency and diligence in recovering and returning the items.

The accident occurred on June 11, at the Ido junction, on the Airport -Giri road, Abuja.

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In the rescue operations, three people died and one of them, Najim Babalola, a student of College of Education, COE, Zuba, owned the bag, the money and other items.

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Mr Chorrie said that event was a testament of the FRSC’s commitment to integrity and its mandate to serve the public with compassion and transparency.

He explained that a thorough investigation was conducted to ensure the items were genuinely owned by the deceased.

He named the recovered items as; a bag, two POS machines, five ATM cards, a techno phone, a power bank, a rechargeable lamp and over N1million cash.

“The deceased, was a young promising man. I want to commend the unit command for the level of transparency they displayed.

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“As soon as they recovered the bag , they hid it so that some other people will not claim . The rescue team reported to the command immediately.

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”We were careful because people take advantage of situations like this . It took us long to do our investigators before the handover of the money.

“This is the tradition of the FRSC. Whenever valuables are recovered , we take our time to investigate. We commiserate with you.”

Speaking on behalf of the family, Abdulwasiu Ajiboye, expressed gratitude to the FRSC for their efforts in rescuing the deceased and returning the recovered items.

Mr Ajiboye appreciated the corps’ transparency and compassion during the difficult time, adding that the FRSC did their best to rescue the deceased.

“They said they tried their best to rescue them. It’s a sad situation, and there is nothing we can do. May God almighty continue to guide all of us,” he said.

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The corps presented recommendation letters to the unit commander, team leader and other officers at the rescue operations for their exemplary service.

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