* As one-chance operators devise new strategies
---


Mr. Fajemidagba Foluso is an elder in the Christ
Apostolic Church, CAC, Mowe in the Obafemi
Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Foluso who recently had a close shave with death
in the hands of persons suspected to be ritual
killers, narrated his ordeal to Vanguard metro.
---


According to him, he boarded an inter-state bus
at Mowe on Tuesday November 24, 2015,
intending to alight at Redeemed Bus-Stop. After
paying the N30 fare demanded by the conductor,
the bus which picked seven other passengers,
sped off. Instead of stopping at the Redeemed
Camp Bus-Stop as earlier agreed , the driver
headed for the Ogere interchange. It was at this
point that the passengers became apprehensive
and demanded to know where the driver was
taking them to.
---


Unfortunate passengers
Their questions were rebuffed by the speeding
driver who instead, ensured that the windows
were securely closed. The unfortunate passengers
were allegedly striped half-naked and
dispossessed of cash and personal belongings
before being transferred to a waiting van at the
Ogere interchange.
---


Elder Foluso who spoke in an emotion-laden
voice, said one of the victims, a boy who was
going to write an examination on that fateful day,
struggled with their abductors until he was
gunned down.
---


Undeterred by the sad end of the boy, the
gangsters allegedly carried his corpse along with
them until the seven abducted persons were
transferred into a fully air-conditioned van which
was stationed at the Oghere interchange,
ostensibly awaiting the arrival of the “loot”.
Recalling what transpired on that fateful day,
Elder Foluso said: “All the seats in the van had
been removed and we were forced to sit on the
floor for the continuation of the journey to an
unknown destination.
---


At a point, the vehicle veered off the expressway
into a thick forest. But before we left the
expressway, we saw some police check points
and cried aloud for help but to our greatest
surprise, our abductors started exchanging
pleasantries with the uniformed policemen. At a
particular illegal check point, some of the
policemen whom we sought assistance from
retorted, ‘help ko, help ni, abeg follow them to
wherever they are taking you to. That’s your own
luck…’ The unfriendly attitude of the policemen
heightened our fears. We knew at that point that
danger was lurking around the corner hence we
resorted to seeking God’s intervention.
---


The journey inside the forest took almost three
hours before we arrived at a building located on
the rock. As soon as we alighted from the vehicle,
a man came out from the building to exchange
pleasantries with one of our abductors. He spoke
in Yoruba language, ‘’Melo l’é ko wa l’óte yi’’ ?
(How many did you bring this time around ?).
“Seven plus one dead body’’. This response
sparked off an argument as the man shouted, ‘’Ki
ni mo fe fi oke se? Owo meje ni maa san o (what
am I doiAng with a corpse, I will pay for seven
only).
---


He took a headcount to be sure that seven people
were actually brought into their den. The vehicle
left immediately the man paid an undisclosed sum
of money to our abductors. We were later divided
into two groups but three of us were put in a
room”.
---


Continuing, he said; ‘’A lady among us was
wounded severally for struggling with them. On
my part, I kept shouting the name of Jesus. It
came to a point that one of the ritualists shouted
from within and ordered me to keep quiet. ‘Ta l’o
n pa’riwo ni’beyen,’ (Who is making noise over
there?), he barked. I continued shouting the name
of Jesus quietly and few minutes later, one of the
aides who pitied by condition, offered to assist
me to escape.
---


Offer of assistance
He asked me to pretend like somebody who was
pressed and wanted to answer the call of nature,
Luckily, this strategy worked out. The guy asked
me to take my clothes and follow him. We trekked
for about an hour before he showed me a bush
path that led to a village and left. I trekked for
another one hour before I got a motorcycle which
took me to the expressway where I stood for a
while before getting a bus to Lagos. It was during
the journey that I realised we were far away from
Elelubo, Ibadan. I was finally reunited with my
family and church members. That was how a
journey of about three minutes ended up in 24
hours”.
---


The plight of Elder Foluso is synonymous with
what hundreds of innocent people go through on
daily basis in the hands of “one-chance”
abductors and ritualists along the ever-busy
Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
---



VM investigations show that one-chance
operators along the expressway, have adopted
new tactics to trap and rob innocent commuters.
Some of the unlucky commuters are sold at give-
away prices to prospective buyers who in turn,
sell them off to ritual killers who slaughter them
and sell to occultists and other evil persons. VM
learnt that the amount paid is negotiable and is
dependent on the age and sex of the victims.
Similarly, delicate parts of the body like the
breasts, tongues, private parts and nails allegedly
attract higher prices.
---


VM further gathered that
since some states in the South-West, especially
Lagos, introduced security measures to stem the
activities of one-chance operators, they have
shifted their base to the Lagos/Ibadan
expressway. This allegation has however being
denied by the Police.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State,
Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi insisted that the story of
Elder Foluso is a mere rumour.
---


“It as a rumour and was not reported to the
Command. The Command has a team on anti-
kidnapping/cultism, headed by a Superintendent
of Police but people think we are not working. We
have about 15 similar cases which were reported
to us within a space of one week. But none of
them was able to present facts to buttress their
stories. So, such cases can be regarded as either
framed or cooked up to curry favour from the
public. I expect the victims to intimate the Police
with such developments so that we can go and
comb the area, but nothing of such was reported.
It is impossible to be kidnapped without informing
the Police after your return. Unfortunately, people
only go to church for thanksgiving or report their
experiences to the media. We call on those who
claim to have experienced such to come up and
present their facts,” he said.

Man must go out and look for what to eat! May the good Lord continue to bless, guide, guard and protect Us. Amen!

Thank ya GOD

I listened to it on Rainbow fm 2weeks ago on a popular program called Akamara, the victim detailed explanation was recorded and which was played on the program. only if we have a good intelligence in the force those ritualist will not last 2days b4 they ar arrested, you need to listen to how dis man narrated the nightmare bus/stop by bus/stop and town by town without missing A for B. but in Nigeria the whole thing will just go like that.

so sad

Topestbilly:
I listened to it on Rainbow fm 2weeks ago on a popular program called Akamara, the victim detailed explanation was recorded and which was played on the program. only if we have a good intelligence in the force those ritualist will not last 2days b4 they ar arrested, you need to listen to how dis man narrated the nightmare bus/stop by bus/stop and town by town without missing A for B. but in Nigeria the whole thing will just go like that.

so sad

My brother it is already happening! can U imagine the police have dismissed it as rumour!
Those that are suppose to protect lives and properties left them to their fate even when they called for help!
Pray before you leave your house, it is only God that can protect because man will definitely fail!