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hardbody: I stay in that neighbourhood. My secret is simple, i drive like a madman when i am going home at past 10pm daily (anyways i am always partially mad because i come out straight from the club on Ikoyi and hit the road). They now know my movement and as soon as i am approaching and blasting my horn, you can hear them shouting in Yoruba, Were lelei oo(i think it means this one na mad man) but it has worked for more than 3 years

ROFLMAO!!!

[quote author=wise_many2k]I've had crazy experiences on the highway but for the rest of my life, i will never forget the 2nights dat wld have been the last nights of my life & dis 2 nights happened within the space of 1wk (2 fridays precisely). I was traveling to lag on 21/06/2002 to finalize arrangement for my I.T & took a night bus. We left upper iweka, onitsha immediately it struck 12midnight and as soon as we got down from the Niger bridge on the asaba axis, we saw other luxury buses parked and we joined them. It turned out that robbers laid siege @ the total filling station after the force command of Nigeria Police that is not so far from our location. The drivers held a quick meeting and it was agreed that all the excorts from the over 20buses lined up along the highway will join a 911 truck dat will drive in front while the rest buses come from behind. It was a plan which worked perfectly as they shot sporadically to scare the robbers.

meanwhile, the robbers had succeeded in robbing 2 buses and the occupants ran into the nearby bush which was a highland. When we passed the point of robbery where their bus was still parked, the bus escorts shot high and up and some of the passengers hiding in the bushes on the highland were shot dead (it was dark so it was not intentional). I only found out abt this in church on sunday morning when a member of my family church came for thanksgiving and gave the testimony. I met him and told him what happened.

The following week wednesday, i went back to enugu with day bus and on friday, 28/06/2002 i decided to travel back to lag, wit night bus, cos i had to resume work on monday, 01/07/2002. We left upper iweka, Onitsha at the same 12midnight and as we crossed over the bridge, we saw other buses parked cos of robbery at the same spot. Our driver came down from his side (he didn't open the door to the passenger side) and started inquiring wat to be done. immediately, the robbers drove down to meet us and shooting anyhow. D driver ran away, we were trapped in the bus, i laid down on the floor but as i saw a woman of d same size as Mama Nigeria (PEJ) jumping out of the window, i summoned courage and jumped out too into the bush. we ran for some metres and after 10minutes, we heard police siren. We came out and watched. After another 10minutes, the police came and told us that the coast was clear and we can go. All the buses started runiing but my bus driver refused to go cos 2ppl didnt return to the bus. A man and woman slapped him as other buses left us, me self almost cry but the driver refused to start his engine. Immdiately, we heard gunshots and we ran again into the bush. After 20minutes, we saw a car driving towards us, full of bullet holes and d driver miraculously escaped unhurt. He told us that several buses were caught and that the police ppl also told them that the coast was clear (hence, we were all setup by the police). They robbed those buses thoroughly and we just waited till 3am wen we saw buses coming from the opposite lane. That was when the 2guys dat refused to come out of hiding re-appeared. As we got to the robbery spot, there bodies littered all over the place. The robbed all the buses that fell for the police scam, & the body count was abt 60 before we left the scene. I entered lagos looking like a mad man, with grass all over my body and my sandals got lost in the bush. Even the mama that is selling slippers at cele bus stop along oshodi-apapa highway carried cane to flog me like say i be mad man. But thank God someone saw me and helped me get home. Since that night, night journey have been deleted from my dictionary.[/quote]Lord have mercy!!

So even the police were in on it? Or were they robbers dressed in "stolen" police uniform??

Na advice I been wan advice una oh

Make una nor dey call me armu robba . . . Abi I don thief your tin before?

Try take the advice or forget am

Na only people wey nor dey travel at all for their life go dey fit open their yeye mouth dey castigate the thing wey I write for this thread

lilkech: Na advice I been wan advice una oh

Make una nor dey call me armu robba . . . Abi I don thief your tin before?

Try take the advice or forget am

Na only people wey nor dey travel at all for their life go dey fit open their yeye mouth dey castigate the thing wey I write for this thread

Bros free them...

Na their type go piss for clothe when kasala gas.. Instead wey dem go carry jotter dey collect notes.. Na so them go dey form Rambo until one smallie point them gun, na so them go bring out token do internet transfer enter the armed robbers account..

Chidex2442: It's a simple matter wen u're travelling alone, and they stop u dnt panic jst kum down n tel dem dat u're one of dem n u blocked up, they should jst go away b4 d police squad dat met u kum afta them

Abi na Death dey wori U.

Chidex2442: It's a simple matter wen u're travelling alone, and they stop u dnt panic jst kum down n tel dem dat u're one of dem n u blocked up, they should jst go away b4 d police squad dat met u kum afta them

Abi na Death dey wori U.

Chidex2442: It's a simple matter wen u're travelling alone, and they stop u dnt panic jst kum down n tel dem dat u're one of dem n u blocked up, they should jst go away b4 d police squad dat met u kum afta them

Abi na Death dey wori U.

[quote author=Intrepid!]Reduce your exposure to armed robbers by 80%; Don't travel at night![/quote]Well, you might want to reduce that estimation to a mere 30%. . .these days highway robberies take place in broad daylight almost as frequently and as impudently as they do at night. The dismantling of police road-blocks/check-points is most likely responsible for this. Just yesterday I heard that about 10 armed robbers laid siege to a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and operated for several minutes - around 10.am! Heard they killed the driver of a commuter bus and injured several passengers. Even rapes take place in broad daylight too, as I have heard cases where they would divert a commercial bus into the bush, rob the occupants, and feast on the females that catch their attention - even around 12 noon. This also happens a lot on the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway and other expressways, so I don't think avoiding night travel significantly reduces the chances of ggetting robbed on the highways these days.

THIS. IS A PUBLIC INFORMATION MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARMED ROBBERS OF NIGERIA

lilkech: We all know that armed bandits have been laying ambush for unsuspecting motorists and travelers on our highways especially on the lonely stretch of road between the Benin by-pass and the town of Benin itself. I don't think our police force can help out at this particular area of the highway so we need to be prepared for the worst.

They manage to stop vehicles and buses by either throwing objects onto the road directly in the path of your vehicle, pretending to be servicing a broken down vehicle or they just COME OUT GUNS DRAWN AND DANGEROUSLY POINTING IT AT YOUR VEHICLE or worse still BLAZE AT YOU.

If you are ever unfortunate enough to be stopped by those highway robbers, please take special heed to the advice I wish to give on this thread.

STEP 1

Once you notice the robbers trying to pull your vehicle over, just 'FLOOR IT', unless of course they have their guns already pointed directly at you from afar. In this case 'JUST STOP YOUR VEHICLE' because you wouldn't want to test if their weapons are loaded, or do you? I seriously hope not.

STEP 2

If your vehicle gets pulled over, do not make the mistake of trying to fight your way out of the situation because of the likely consequence (see step 1 above)

STEP 3

Normally at this stage the bandits will commence to quickly search you and the full vehicle for plunder able valuables. If you are in a commuter bus, then the bandits will force the doors open and coerce the passengers to RUN INTO THE BUSH adjacent the lane you were pulled over on (to the right). I prefer to run into the bush also but ON THE OPPOSITE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY or ON THE HIGHWAY ITSELF AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE (if the chance presents itself). If you were robbed on the road itself then forget about the next steps and GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE FAST.

IN THE NEXT STEPS IT IS ASSUMED THAT YOU ARE TRAVELLING ALONE. THIS IS BECAUSE YOU ARE ACTUALLY ON YOUR OWN AT THIS POINT, FORGET 'CROWD MENTALITY' AND USE YOUR BRAIN FROM HERE ON

STEP 4

Once the bandits demand that you run into the bush you can either choose to crouch and whimper in the bus (feint hearted) or dash out from the bus. Please remember to leave your traveling bags and heavy stuff in the bus before leaving it (no matter what you've got in it) as carrying them will slow you down and automatically turn you into a target for the bandits to single out. If you remained in the bus then just sit tight and await the return of the other members of your vehicle from the bush.

NOW IT GETS REALLY SERIOUS AND TRICKY FROM HERE

STEP 5

Once you are out of the bus and dashing into the jungle please DO NOT RUN TOGETHER WITH/ IN THE SAME DIRECTION WITH YOUR CO-PASSENGERS as the crowd mentality will cloud your judgment. You should under no circumstance run MORE THAT A FEW METERS INTO THE BUSH before falling on the ground and LAYING THERE FOR NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES before getting up and slowly make your way back to the road in another direction from which either you or your co-passengers came into the bush. This is because the bandits will waste no time in plundering the bus/car and then taking off into the same bush themselves.

If you run too far into the bush YOU WILL DEFINITELY ENCOUNTER THE REST OF YOUR CO-PASSENGERS AS WELL AS THE MAIN GANG OF BANDITS (did you really think that the 3 or 4 guys that stopped your vehicle were all the members of the gang? Well, think again) plus you also run the risk of getting lost and losing your handy belongings (phones, wallets, purses e.t.c) in the confusing jungle marathon race that you and others would have participated in.

BUT IF YOU DID RUN DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE OUT OF FEAR, THEN READ ON.

STEP 6

Band together with other members of your vehicle and then coordinate within yourselves to present the bandits with the valuables you can afford to lose (yes, because the robbers MUST find you) and try to find a safe and traceable place to hide the items that you consider of high value to you. Remember to keep little cash for your transport fare aside just in case but remember that YOU MUST PRESENT THE ROBBERS WITH SOMETHING(S) OF TANGIBLE INTEREST TO BE CONSIDERED 'SAFE' AT THIS POINT. Failure to do so might cause the bandits to inflict injuries on you or worse still cost you your life.

Once and after you have been robbed just immediately proceed to make your way back to your vehicle which must still be parked on the highway itself (unless of course your driver has left you behind), THANK THE LORD YOUR GOD and continue with your journey.

Have a nice travel experience and safe journey.

^^^

What are you insinuating?

Take your time oh!

Don't flaunt all your expensive stuff while in the car cause you don't know if one of the robbers is in the vehicle with you.

@OP,You are so on point.

[quote author=Efemena_xy]@Poster, that's all good and handy if you're a guy.

How do you stop them from attacking and (heaven forbid) molesting you, if you're female??[/quote]Tell them your enemy is traveling to seek HIV treatment.

They won't touch you.

Its high time this topic reaches the front page for the sake of commuters and travellers @lalasticlala and ishilove

fratermathy:
Its high time this topic reaches the front page for the sake of commuters and travellers @lalasticlala and ishilove

It already made front page

lalasticlala:
It already made front page

Yes it did but that was years ago. . .
I believe that the NEW generation of NLders can benefit from this thread.
After all, information never gets old