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A young man shared how he escaped from captivity after bandits kidnapped him and other passengers in Kogi. He shared what he noticed about the kidnappers’ operation. Viral video in comments.

we saw the wives of the kidnappers telling them well-done

Kogi Kidnap Survivor Recounts Escape After Being Marched Through Rivers By Gunmen, Alleges Bandits’ Collusion With Locals

Ojaja Joseph, a student from Benue State, has narrated his terrifying ordeal after narrowly escaping a kidnapping while travelling to Abuja for his Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) programme.

He was among the travellers abducted along the Osokoko–Obajana Road in Kogi State on Thursday. Joseph recounted his experience in a video shared by Egbe Mekun Parrot.

"We were inside a passenger bus when the incident happened. We were marched into the bush. They took us into the bush and we crossed different rivers. we crossed like seven rivers and at some point, we got to a river that is very deep with trees on it," he said, his voice trembling as he recalled the fear of being taken deeper into the unknown.

Joseph described the kidnappers as heavily armed and intimidating.

"The kidnappers who took us were with different weapons, in fact there was a gun they could not hold, they put it on a bike and operate it from there,” he said.

The student described the brutal treatment of those who could not comply, saying, "On our way going, they were maltreating some people who were not cooperating, I escaped because immediately I saw that everywhere was getting dark, I hid myself inside a bush."

Joseph recounted the anxiety of emerging from hiding, unsure if he would be safe. "As I was coming out, I saw three men outside that night in the Osokoko village, I was thinking I was safe in their hands, they were asking me different questions such as if the persons that attacked us came on bike, if they were many in numbers. I told them yes."

He noted that he soon realised that the men were collaborators with the kidnappers as they queried the bandits as to why they would allow him escape.

"Then they started calling the kidnappers that why would they allow someone to escape, those men were speaking Kabba language. Because of my understanding of Yoruba language, I was able to pick up one or two things from what they were saying."

Joseph, who speaks a local language in Benue and Yoruba, said the fear never left him.

"The men who saw me when I came out of the bush asked me to sit down, so I told them that I needed to use the toilet, they asked me to use any toilet I want to use close to where they would see me, but I told them that I was a shy person."

He described the split-second decision that saved his life. "I told them I needed to move to the front a bit, that was how I ran away from them."

Joseph also described the kidnappers’ chilling organisation.

"The kidnappers divided themselves into two, those who came out with guns were different, those who marched us into the bush were different. In fact as we were going and got to their huts we saw the wives of the kidnappers telling them well-done."

The ordeal has left Joseph shaken but grateful to be alive, highlighting the dangers that travellers face on some routes. Authorities have yet to confirm any arrests related to the incident.

On Thursday, SaharaReporters reported that bandits launched an attack along the Osokoko–Obajana axis in Kogi State.

According to sources, two commercial 18-seater buses were targeted during the incident.

One of the buses was successfully attacked, while the second managed to escape.

According to eyewitnesses, the situation unfolded suddenly, with assailants attempting to block and raid vehicles along the route.

Residents warned motorists to avoid the road until security forces secure the area.

On Saturday, SaharaReporters again reported that a group of terrorists had launched a fresh attack along the Isanlu Makutu–Idofin corridor in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents and travellers in a state of fear.

Eyewitnesses said that the attackers struck suddenly on Saturday afternoon, causing people in the area to scamper for safety.

Local sources said the situation heightened tension across nearby communities, with many residents staying indoors while travellers diverted routes to avoid the troubled stretch of road.

There have been growing insecurity in Kogi State with kidnappers abducting travellers, killing and demanding for heavy ransom from their victims and their families.

The government promises of intervention have failed to materialise as the bandits continue to operate with impunity.

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things are happening in this country

This is the same reason why the southern governors had to start demolishing properties of where victims are kept. The owners and villagers were complicit 📌💯 .

Nlfpmod

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we saw the wives of the kidnappers telling them well-done



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There are stories you hear from the human community and you will instantly dismiss them as untrue. But they happen.

This is how Nigerians rush into anything that is lucrative. Soon, every fhool will be into kidnapping.

This dovetails nicely into why the aerial bombings must commence

No guerrilla warfare succeeds without the active support of a host community. Same for bandits and kidnappers

They are all complicit.

Mass kidnapping has somehow become a very lucrative business in Nigeria.

Talk about failure of governance.

Of course, this would also have been blamed on the Fulani if not for this very revelation

Na wah for this kidnapping of a thing na really organised crime every body dey involve government should do something about it as it is out of control

Nigeria. Are you sure Nigeria is not the Biblical Sodom and Gomorah?


The kind news coming out from Nigeria can wake a dead man

lol Tinubu ooooooooooo

THIS MEANS THAT THE VILLAGERS ARE A PART OF THE KINAPPING RING. (Accomplices)

EVERYONE SHOULD BE QUIZZED AND BROUGHT TO BOOK.

Lets end this insecurity.

I pray this is not arrangee, I have listened to it severally, so many thing not connecting, Kabba is far from Obajana and a Benue man understands Yoruba.

That is why I am scared of being kidnapped.

This December I had earlier planned to enjoy in my village can't be possible again.

U see this kind of insecurity?

The Herd scenes revealed a lot

Crime is local, sometimes the communities are aware of the atrocities of these criminals, and other times they act as accomplices

SW said they're brethren with them. ...so this is family affairs.

Kwara ❌❌❌❌❌❌

Kogi ❌❌❌❌❌❌

SouthWest will be extinct before 2030

This is certainly the scenerio in most cases cos these guys can't operate freely around these areas without the knowledge of the locals. In-short they serve as informants in most kidnap cases. They get a percentage from the collected ransom

E go long before this problem would be resolved. You can imagine villagers serving as spies and accomplice to this notorious people

Seems that The Herd movie is 100 percent spot on

man wickedness to man, agbero partners crooks party made this business triving like never before

No wonder some northern women will come online defending terrorists, they are their wives. Southern Nigeria should confront this monster, this kidnapping is a way to channel our wealth.

No normal human being will stay around terrorists jihadists kidnappers unless you are with them. The Airforce should not hesitate to bomb their locations, those people around them are accessories to crime.

Gotocourt:
This is the same reason why the southern governors had to start demolishing properties of where victims are kept. The owners and villagers were complicit 📌💯 .

Nlfpmod

Yeah, like Peter Obi who decided to do that, and all of a sudden kidnappers were finding life difficult.

Ruggedness requires rugged response.

I discovered we are in deep sh1t when I saw this video

This is just getting here

Our military ain't trained for jungle warfare. Imagine crossing five rivers.

So some people now engage in family and community-based kidnapping projects.
Toor, it is well

You get luck. Who did you vote for? Nigeria and Tinubu nearly happened to u

Those accomplices need to be dealt with and made example of. Problem with this country there are no consequences for actions, that's why people keep getting away with nonsense.

Are there no Christian among these people? I don't understand this evil incarnation that life becomes cheap.

ZACHIE:
This dovetails nicely into why the aerial bombings must commence

No aerial bombings. You don't want to kill victims. Send in ground troops with close air support.