Video: Female NSCDC officer dies after being crushed by patrol vehicle during Abuja drill
Abdullateef Fowewe
A female officer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has died after being struck and run over by an operational patrol vehicle during a simulation exercise in Abuja on Saturday.
@dailyeconomy8 Video: Female officer crushed under police van tyre during convoy drill A tragic mishap marred a police display in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) early Saturday, when a female officer was run over by a black van with red wheels during a convoy maneuver near the FCT Police buildings. Viral video captures the horrifying moment—the van executes a sharp turn in an open area, after which the officer appears to fall from the back and becomes pinned beneath its tyre. The incident unfolded in the morning amid what was meant to be a routine exercise.
Video: Female NSCDC officer dies after being crushed by patrol vehicle during Abuja drill
NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale confirmed the tragic incident on Saturday.
Social media footage circulating online captures the harrowing moment during what appeared to be a show-of-force drill.
The video shows the officer being knocked down and crushed by the vehicle as it made a sharp turn.
The patrol vehicle came to a halt moments later, allowing colleagues and bystanders to rush in, lift it, and extract her from underneath.
Emergency responders arrived soon after and rushed her to medical care, but she did not survive.
Babawale expressed condolences and outlined the Corps’ response.
“It is true we lost a personnel during the simulation exercise. Our senior officers are on their way to the residence of the deceased to pay our condolences,” he said.
He added that the NSCDC has initiated internal processes to investigate the matter.
