Gunmen said they’d keep kidnapping for ransom until Nnamdi Kanu stopped Biafran agitation –18-year-old Enugu abductee

Eighteen-year-old native of Eha-Amufu community in Enugu State, Francis Odo, tells RAPHAEL EDE about his encounter with kidnappers in the community

Can you share the story of how you were kidnapped with us?

It happened around 7pm on Wednesday, June 9. I was on a motorcycle with two other guys coming home to Agu-Amaede from the camp in Eha-Amufu. We were stopped by four men, flashing their torches in our faces. As we made to run back, three other men with guns surfaced behind us, pointing the guns at us. They rounded us up and led us into a nearby bush, where five other men were keeping watch over two victims, earlier kidnapped.

On getting there, they ordered us to lie down and then began to beat us. They searched through our pockets and took all our money and phones. About 15 minutes later, they brought a lady and an old man to join us.

What happened next?

Shortly after, we started hearing heavy gunshots near the roads. About five minutes after the gun battle, the others (kidnappers) rushed to the place we were kept and informed their colleagues that they were attacked by forest guards. So, they decided to take us away from that location. They kept making phone calls as they were marching us away. I heard them saying that they killed three forest guards in the encounter. They asked us for the location of the police station and the forest guards’ office in the area. We told them that there was no police station in the vicinity; that the nearest police station was in Ikem town.

As they marched us through the bush path, they kept beating us heavily. We walked for about seven hours before they decided to rest around 1am at the railway. It was at that point that they gave us our phones to start making calls. They said they would collect N10m ransom on the old man.

The lady with us also called her relations but I don’t know how much they asked them to bring. It was there that they shared all the money they collected from us and some of them moved towards other directions, leaving us with about six others to continue our journey.

How will you describe the kidnappers?

As we were moving, they kept telling us that they were Boko Haram members and that they were the ones who attacked a village called Egedegede in Ebonyi State where they killed many people. They said they would keep kidnapping our people and collecting money until our people stop talking about Biafra, and that anyone whose people failed to pay would be killed.

They also said we should call Nnamdi Kanu so that we would regain our freedom. They said Nnamdi Kanu had been deceiving us to agitate for Biafra and asking that Fulani people should go from the East. They said once they see Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo problems would be over.


Did you tell them anything after they said that?

We told them we didn’t know Nnamdi Kanu, not to talk of having his phone number, and that he was not from our village. That response got us some heavy beating.

How many of you were in their captivity then?

We were six in number. We were kidnapped on Wednesday and they took us to a community in Benue State. On Thursday by 4 am, they brought us back to the railway where they shared money the previous day. It was there that I called my elder brother and told him that I had been kidnapped. They spoke with my brother and told him to bring N5m.

They also told us to call our state governor to come and pay for our freedom. They asked us the name of our local government chairman, but we said we didn’t know.

They also told us to mention the rich people in Agu-Amede. They insisted that we should lead them to any rich man’s house on that second night so that they would take the person and release us. We told them that our people are all farmers.

They started making jest of us by asking us to dance to their tribal music. They
would untie one person and ask him to dance while
a song played on their phones. We all danced because they beat anyone who refused to dance; they would beat the person like a thief. The following day, I contacted a Catholic priest in our parish and together with people from our village, they made contributions to get us out of the kidnappers’ den.


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Time will tell

Nigeria will only give you blanks.


Mehn.

The South East is just like North East where terrible things happen with no media to report them.. instead of them to stay in their region and develop, they prefer running to South West to live among Yorubas and hate on the peace loving tribe.
Make una no use carelessness do unaself and go extinct o.

Another Evan crew has arisen up in the Yeast

Evans boys

Mumu talk.

flokii:
The South East is just like North East where terrible things happen with no media to report them.. instead of them to stay in their region and develop, they prefer running to South West to live among Yorubas and hate on the peace loving tribe.
Make una no use carelessness do unaself and go extinct o.

running to no mans Land not sadd waste

AtlanticB:
running to no mans Land not sadd waste

But why are you running?

What stops you from making your ancestral lands habitable for others to run there. It's like you people close your eyes when you travel cos majority of you are still not exposed.

flokii:
The South East is just like North East where terrible things happen with no media to report them.. instead of them to stay in their region and develop, they prefer running to South West to live among Yorubas and hate on the peace loving tribe.
Make una no use carelessness do unaself and go extinct o.

Typical Yoruba Muslim stunts !

Is Southwest free from daily kidnapping and killings..

Yes , Igbo is asking for dissolution of this contraps to enable very one to answer their fathers name. But Afonja like you'll rather die than see that happen..

flokii:
The South East is just like North East where terrible things happen with no media to report them.. instead of them to stay in their region and develop, they prefer running to South West to live among Yorubas and hate on the peace loving tribe.
Make una no use carelessness do unaself and go extinct o.

Your evil heart will be your undoing very soon.
After reading how a group of people were kidnapped and tortured, you had no single sympathy nor did you condemn the criminals and terrorists that did it. All your attention is geared towards tribalism. Shame on you. I can bet you would have rejoiced if those people were killed. Once again, shame on you.

They should never stop at all but just continue to do that in their own region.

The Nigerian Government is Boko Haram, bandit, gunmen and herdsmen. Mobilise to go after these terrorists and see how Nigerian Government will come at you with all her might.

Meanwhile people like these need to take adadike and her likes for few days holidays inside the bush and beat sense into them.

Fejoku:

Your evil heart will be your undoing very soon.
After reading how a group of people were kidnapped and tortured, you had no single sympathy nor did you condemn the criminals and terrorists that did it. All your attention is geared towards tribalism. Shame on you. I can bet you would have rejoiced if those people were killed. Once again, shame on you.

I gave solutions oga..

Instead of running to other regions and cities to live, nothing stops those from the affected areas to stay, join heads together and end the kidnappings just like Igangan people did.

FYI.. tribalism is one tricky word. You'll agree you're also a tribalist for hating on Fulanis right? aren't you suppose to love them and their ways totally? Use your head.

flokii:


I gave solutions oga..

Instead of running to other regions and cities to live, nothing stops those from the affected areas to stay, join heads together and end the kidnappings just like Igangan people did.

FYI.. tribalism is one tricky word. You'll agree you're also a tribalist for hating on Fulanis right? aren't you suppose to love them and their ways totally? Use your head.

Thanks for exposing yourself terrorist. You and your brothers will be dealt with very soon.

Fejoku:

Thanks for exposing yourself terrorist. You and your brothers will be dealt with very soon.

Now you agree that you're a tribalist.. you just got schooled for free.

Nobody is dealing with anyone ok? it's banditary and kidnappings we all want to end so we can go about our normal businesses. Bye!

flokii:


But why are you running?

What stops you from making your ancestral lands habitable for others to run there. It's like you people close your eyes when you travel cos majority of you are still not exposed.

we come to your land not because it's better than our own but because we want to tap the untap opportunities, apart from Lagos (no mans Land) you gat no other State in ur sadd waste that is better than any eastern States. we rake millions in Sudan,Gabon, Congo, guinea this countries is not in any way better than Nigeria but we go there tap the untap opportunities come back with $$$

flokii:


Now you agree that you're a tribalist.. you just got schooled for free.

Nobody is dealing with anyone ok? it's banditary and kidnappings we all want to end so we can go about our normal businesses. Bye!

I don't waste my time on parochial layabouts like you. Your antecedents are well known. I just wanted to call you out on this thread. Go and school your fellow almajiris.

Please any update on the southern unity?

Nigeria government and propaganda

Sort yourself out, and leave Nigeria. The only feasible solution at sight.

Fear not north

The EAST is no longer safe, I'm relocating to the North. The North is presently more safe and peaceful than the EAST.

AtlanticB:
we come to your land not because it's better than our own but because we want to tap the untap opportunities, apart from Lagos (no mans Land) you gat no other State in ur sadd waste that is better than any eastern States. we rake millions in Sudan,Gabon, Congo, guinea this countries is not in any way better than Nigeria but we go there tap the untap opportunities come back with $$$

For the bolded.
Doing Rituals, kidnapping, Robbery and DRUGS

Almaigaa:


For the bolded.
Doing Rituals, kidnapping, Robbery and DRUGS

Abooki shine my shoe why don't you focus on your banditry, Kidnapping, suicide bombing, pit smoking etc........

AtlanticB:
Abooki shine my shoe why don't you focus on your banditry, Kidnapping, suicide bombing, pit smoking etc........

All these Criminal activities you mentioned are frequently occuring now in the EAST. The East is no longer safe. THAT'S WHY IGBOS ARE PRESENTLY RELOCATING FROM THE EAST TO THE NORTH.

flokii:


But why are you running?

What stops you from making your ancestral lands habitable for others to run there. It's like you people close your eyes when you travel cos majority of you are still not exposed.

Because our fathers left your region in 1967 but foolish people came to East and fought for three years just to have them in your region.



Now go ask your fathers why they did that.

Almaigaa:


All these Criminal activities you mentioned are frequently occuring now in the EAST. The East is no longer safe. THAT'S WHY IGBOS ARE PRESENTLY RELOCATING FROM THE EAST TO THE NORTH.

East the most peaceful region in Nigeria, your jihadist terrorists fulani herdsmen from poverty stinking north want to turn to Afghanistan but thank God for nnamdi kanu and ESN that dealt with thier sorry assss, some of them are now in hell receiving jugdment Any fulani terrorist who bring his madness to East ESN will separate his soul from his body.

Once upon a time, when they catch you they will asked you where is Gana......... (if you Know you will know)..... they could not get Gana because they were very scared of him, until their FG army did the job for them...... when Gana willingly give in himself....

flokii:
The South East is just like North East where terrible things happen with no media to report them.. instead of them to stay in their region and develop, they prefer running to South West to live among Yorubas and hate on the peace loving tribe.
Make una no use carelessness do unaself and go extinct o.

Mumu what are ur yoruba people also doing in western countries?