Red Cross trains FCT tricycle operators on first aid

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A cross section of Tricycle operators at the First Aid training by Red Cross on Saturday in Abuja

By Joshua Olomu

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), on Saturday, trained commercial tricycle operators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on First Aid and basic emergency response on roads.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was organised by the Keke Operators Positive Initiative (KOPI), an NGO, geared toward the well being and common interest of tricycle operators.

Over 100 tricycle operators from different quarters, tricycle owners and KOPI board members were present at the training, which took place  at Karshi community in Abuja.

They were taken through basic courses in First Aid such as recovery position for conscious and unconscious victims, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and bleeding among others.

Mr Hassan Shettima, the National President of KOPI, said that the training was to equip tricycle operators with basic First Aid knowledge in…



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