My experience in the hands of the dreaded men of the highway popularly known as “one chance” is not one to be forgotten so soon.
It is important for us to share our experiences so others can learn from them and see caution in other for them not to fall prey of one.

My experience goes thus:

It was on a Tuesday evening on my way back from work around 10:30pm. I had stopped over at a friend’s place that normally helps me in buying meat from his customers around Onipan; they sell good ones at very reasonable prices. I quickly rushed down to his house, picked up the meat, pay him for it and head straight back to Onipan bus-stop to board a bus going towards Ketu-Ojota as I stay around Ogudu.

On getting to Onipan bus-stop, in front of the police station beside Forte Oil filling station, I met about five other guys waiting to board a bus as well and the entire highway looks deserted with few vehicles going to and fro. As at that time, whatsapp messages kept on coming in from my wife saying it was too late for me to be outside at that time since I didn’t go out in my car. The chat went on and on….the only thing on my mind was to see a bus very fast going towards my route so I can go home to my family.

After a short while of waiting, here comes a neat well painted (Lagos Commercial bus colored) Volks-Wagen bus with a usual aggressive “conductor” shouting “ketu-Ojota-Mile 12….. N100 ketu-ojota”!! Only two of us ran to the bus with the rest still waiting at the bus-stop. I never sensed foul play as my mind was only fixed with one thing; home. After shouting for a while calling passengers, the driver moved to the next bus-stop called “Aladiye” still at Onipan. A very close friend was standing there busy pressing his phone, waiting for a bus when the bus parked by his side with the conductor repeating his lines “Ketu-Ojota-Mile 12…….N100.00 Ketu-Ojota”. He (My friend) felt reluctant at first; maybe for the fear of too many guys in the bus. Then I called him….”wale (not real name), wale”. He then responded “guy…how far now? You just dey go home?” then I replied “yes o my Brother. Na wetin man go chop cause am o”. So I told the bus conductor to stand up from my side and allow my friend sit beside me, he quickly objected as there was only one person in the back sit. Wale seeing me in the bus felt at peace and hopped in to the back sit. The conversation then continued with blutooth. Wale then said “Ore, why didn’t you go to work in your car”? “Omo with the traffic around Apapa these days, I go on public transport. I only take my car on Fridays…you know as e dey go now?” I replied. The bus had gotten to another bus-stop called “Church”. A Bros I know also entered the bus. I dodged for him; never wanted him to see me cos he is always in need begging for money. And I mean always.

The driver then moved on to Palm-groove bus-stop. With no passenger at the bus-stop, he drove on. Then the conductor started asking for money. I dug my hand into my front pocket, brought out N500.00 and paid for two; myself and my friend. While waiting for my N300.00 balance and at the same time in deep thought of my family, they declared thus “Hey everybody, you have entered one chance….respect yourself…” I rose up my head to this amazement of whether these “crazy bastards” still exist or they are only joking. The guy sitting beside me started struggling with them when one of the “one chance” guys sitting in the extreme end on the same sit started hitting him hard on the head with a big stone and the guys on the sit behind us hit him with knuckles and gun butt in a bid to calm him down. They hit him on the head until blood started gushing out of it.

I then raised my hands, with my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in my hand and my BB in one of my front pockets. One of the two guys sitting beside the driver collected the Note 4 from me. Then they stopped bordering me as they focused on other victims. Deep down, I was happy as I still had my BB with my N21k in my pocket. At the time, my friend Wale who is obviously taller and relatively huge was their center of focus. The craziest one among them sitting right behind me holding a gun; pointed the gun at Wale; ordering him to surrender all he has to him. While reluctantly bringing t out, the “Crazy” gave him a heavy blow on his lips and threatened to shoot him. “Abi were nie ni…moni ko fun mi ni owo apo e. olo fe ma s’agidi. E be like sey I go shoot one person for leg so una go know sey we no dey joke o” he said as he released a shot in the air. Then Wale started begging; released all the money plus ATM in his pocket to one of them. “How much dey there?” said the “Crazy”. “N50k” said Wale. Then they asked how much the guy sitting beside me has in his pocket, he brought out N350.00, N2k Nokia phone and 2ATM cards. They asked how much he has in his ATM when the guy replied “N3k”. The crazy now said angrily “so na because of N350, N2k Nokia phone and N3k in your account you wan kill yourself? No dey try am again o. we go just kill you comot; nobody fit hold us”.

At this time we were already in Gbagada cos instead of going straight, they made a turn beside Batola Machine Tools Company, Anthony and headed towards Gbagada via Charley Boy before making a turn on the bridge facing Anthony-Oshodi again. I was nursing the ambition of going home with my BB and N21k in my pocket when one of them dug his hand in my pocket and took them. He then said “wetin be this (showing me my BB)? Sebi you say u don give us everything. You even get money” “haa….i no know say the phone even dey there. I think say I don drop everything o……na a your own, take am naa.” I said. Meanwhile, I had my ATM and another N2k with some change in my back pocket.
They then forced others to release whatever they had on them while pointing guns to Wale to release his ATM PIN to them. He quickly gave them a fake PIN. Not satisfied, they insisted he must follow them to an ATM machine where he will make a withdrawal for them. He then pleaded that he had withdrawn everything in his account which they already collected.

They later dropped us along the road in a flower garden very close to Anthony after UPS office, Gbagada. I then took a cab home with my friend Wale. On getting home, I narrated my ordeal to my wife who said she’s been calling my line to no avail. I then remembered I bought a Chicken Suya….”oh one of then eating it in the bus” I realized.

It was really an awful experience as they were so mean and ready to kill anyone found not cooperating.

I urge the Lagos state government to rise up to its primary responsibility of protecting the life and property of every Lagosian by working closely with security operatives in tracking these dreaded and heartless men down before it is too late.
Kindly share your “One Chance” experience if you have any so others can learn. If you don’t, kindly follow so as to learn from people’s experiences.

Please ignore errors and omissions as this was posted without cross reading.

God Bless Nigeria.

Lalasticlala please help move this to front page for better audience

Wow! Thank God for your life oh! So all these happened in a moving bus and no one outside suspected anything?

catch me if u can...

Thank God for your life man. Mine was quite scary too.

VickJames:
Thank God for your life man. Mine was quite scary too.

Thanks a lot Bros. Hope yours was also without casualties?

Please share a little.

Mine was a "narrow" escape. It was during the build up to the 2011 election. I just graduated, waiting for NYSC call up. My friend who happens to be the CLO of Bomadi LGA of Delta state told me he can "fix" me up as INEC ad-hoc staff in Bomadi. he said I should just come to Bomadi, as he will provide me with kit and the rest.
My journey was smooth till I got to Ughelli Junction. There was no vehicle in site going to Bomadi. Na so I just dey stroll along the road, patiently hoping. Soon, a small car stopped and asked me where I dey go. Bomadi I said. The guy said make I hop in. The car had three guys at the back. As I was about entering, I had somebody shout behind me. I turned and saw a woman that was washing plate in a buka. The kind eye wey the woman give me sent shiver down my spine. I froze. When the driver and his "passengers knew say the woman don spoil market, they left, but not without abusing and cursing the woman. I was stil in shock when the woman asked me my destination. When I told her, she then directed me to Bomadi Park. Till date, I always shudder when I recall the event

sammer4life:
Mine was a "narrow" escape. It was during the build up to the 2011 election. I just graduated, waiting for NYSC call up. My friend who happens to be the CLO of Bomadi LGA of Delta state told me he can "fix" me up as INEC ad-hoc staff in Bomadi. he said I should just come to Bomadi, as he will provide me with kit and the rest.
My journey was smooth till I got to Ughelli Junction. There was no vehicle in site going to Bomadi. Na so I just dey stroll along the road, patiently hoping. Soon, a small car stopped and asked me where I dey go. Bomadi I said. The guy said make I hop in. The car had three guys at the back. As I was about entering, I had somebody shout behind me. I turned and saw a woman that was washing plate in a buka. The kind eye wey the woman give me sent shiver down my spine. I froze. When the driver and his "passengers knew say the woman don spoil market, they left, but not without abusing and cursing the woman. I was stil in shock when the woman asked me my destination. When I told her, she then directed me to Bomadi Park. Till date, I always shudder when I recall the event

Sorry. It is pathetic what our nation is fast becoming. So so sad.

All in Lagos

Lalasticlala please help move this to FP.

Guy sorry almighty will fill in the lost for you.
and thank God say them no kill you.

My only experience with one chance is with #babaonechance don't know if that counts.

Anyway @OP, thank God you survived yours, pray we survive ours as well.

Terrible! I have never encountered these one chance peeps and I pray never to encounter them in Jesus Name.

I look very well before boarding a taxi if needed.
Sorry nothing to share.

Chai. I've never met those ones in the bus. They came to ask for directions a few times, they will now be like I'm from Cotonou blaah blah. I no dey answer anybody for road again sef since I started hearing stories. If you like be stranded and dying, I go just nod my head left and right. Na only 1 life person get abeg.

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

Very bad...

None

This your own is strong o

Modupe temi ooo

I created a thread some months back stating my experience.

Anyone can go read it.


Op, thank God for your life.

NEVER CAME ACROSS DEM

Haven't experienced it.

I just received alert of my salary January 28 this year . u know as Jan dey dry na I quickly start my car to withdrew d cash immediately as 50% of the money had been spent oredy . as I reach ecobank iyana ipaja na so people plenty o. then I decided to drop my car and go zenith bank in ileepo cos that ATM no dey fail me. as I cross to other side and enter a bus before we reach pleasure bstp this guys brought their pistols and asked us to drop all our belongings into one polybag but I tell them I don't have money apart from 150 naira on me and I forget my phone in my car .but they saw only the 150 and my ATM card on me and asked me to come down from the bus 2 of them escort me to the bank around 9:30pm I wud have shouted but I remembered my best friend was killed with gun by arm robber in Dec 27 I withdrew 150k and they gave me 50k out of pity

if I catch any arm robber...na jungle justice o

You Are Lucky

joganut:
catch me if u can...

You mean am? Where u dey roll?

As at that time, whatsapp messages kept on coming in from my wife saying it was too late for me to be outside at that time since I didn’t go out in my car. The chat went on and on….the only thing on my mind was to see a bus very fast going towards my route so I can go home to my family.

The bolded should be noted,chatting while boarding vehicles,bike can smetimes be a major distractor(though not ur fault @ op),I've once entered a bus to where I wasn't going because of chats,I learnt a bitter lesson that day. Though the government have a role to play,but we should pray and be our own security. Thankgod there were no casualties op. Remain blessed.

wow

just wow

Serious.

Dear Lord, protect me and my family from any form of evil (Amen)

Sorry ooo, God we surely provide more abundant for you, Ti won loju, iku gbonaa ni eto won lagbara olorun

When they tried me,I sent them all to the world beyond within a short time.