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This actually happened to a friend who is also a Nairalander. I just can't thank God enough that we are not mourning right now as I got the call he was kidnapped from his brother around 9PM on 26th (Monday) while coming from hospital as my wife delivered via CS the previous Tuesday (20th). He was there with me all through on 20th and 21st and left early Thursday morning for a burial in his home town and from there to Warri on Sunday only to get kidnapped on Monday (First day of hustle resumption).
Lots to be said but we just have to thank God as we hope and pray for a better nation. Our dear country is definitely heading towards a failed Nation as nothing seems to be working right now.
I thank God for your life my brother. I pray you'd never suffer again in your life . I pray you get the dream job you craved for as a chartered accountant as that's the reason he left the Nigerian Military in the first place.
Obviously,your kind of hustle isn't meant for you so bro,head home ASAP. We missed you already.

[28/04, 12:56] What started like a peaceful day on the 26th of April 2021 ended up being a day I will never forget. I arrived Warri town the previous day to start hustling with my brother's car since I am yet to get another job since leaving the Navy. On my way coming back from Warri with three passengers left in the Sienna, my spirit became troubled for no particular reason and I just started feeling depressed. From speeding at 130-140km/hr, I dropped my speed to 60km/hr. Few kilometres to Warri, the bandits just started shooting at the vehicles (I was the lead car and I just slammed in the brake, before thinking they were policemen. I couldn't accelerate again so I engaged the vehicle in reverse but other vehicles were already at my tail. There was a lady seating at the front with me, out of panic, she couldn't even open the door while the two men at the middle seat are already out of the vehicle. By the time I got out of the vehicle and running to the bush, I was stopped by the guy with the rifle pointing directly at me.
As I was being led into the bush at the other side. I met another guy with cutlass, I launched at him and pushed him to the ground but before I could make a run, I hit my leg on a stump of tree and fell. I have to surrender. I quickly removed my Navy retiree I.D card and hid it on my body just a minute before one of the bandit removed my wallet from my pocket. A quick search was conducted on us but the I.D was not discovered. We were led deeper into the bush (three ladies and two men) and that was the beginning of my 8 agonizing hours with them. When we got to a spot they felt its safe, they started beating the two of us that is male. Words cannot describe the brutality I went through. They suspected I am a Military or police guy and subjected to so much beating more than the other man who I assume is in his mid-fifties.
After they have satisfied themselves they started taking us one after the other to their leader who started questioning us. That is when they started raping the ladies but didn't subject them to physical brutality. When its my turned they started searching me all over again looking for possible identification that will give me out as a military guy. But I have removed my cloth that has naval inscription and hid the I.D card in the sole of my palm sandal so they couldn't find anything on me. When asked who I will contact for payment and I replied that I don't have any money or rich relative, it infuriated them and earned me more planks on the head. I was returned to my position and made to lie facing the ground. One of them now asked why I removed my cloth, I replied that it was due to heat, he told me to put it back on, so I did but turned the clothe inside out. All these while they continued to smoke weeds, cigar and some hard chemical that I don't know why drinking a reddish fluid from bottle. All their aim was to break my joints and all the slaps and blows was aimed directly at my eyes. When they are done eating, I was made to carry their bags and we headed further into the forest.
Whenever we stop for a rest, the resume the beating. Eventually I contacted my brother and they demanded for a sum of #50million. All during the trip, I was observing their formation and how they handle their rifles. It was obvious these guys has military training hence how they figured out I am/was a military chap. I wanted to make a run for the bush but I am convinces that they will gun me down before I will make it to the bush so I continued to follow sheepishly and appealing to them. Attempts were made almost five times to inflict injury on me with cutlass but each time one of them will restrain the other trying to cut me..
When we got far enough they decided to look for a place for us to pass the night and the choose a farmland with dried leaves. My singlet was torn and used to tie me and the other man. He was tied mildy and blindfolded but I was tied to a tree with my hands behind and at the upper arm so tight that it restrict blood flow to my arms. That was when I really suffered undescribable pain. I kept screaming and they were beating me with cutlass but I couldn't withstand the pain in my arms. They were checking my arms and when they were sure that the arm is already filled with blood, they cut my arm loose and I fell to ground and that was the beginning of the plot for my successful escape
When my arms has regained its functions, I slightly raised my very tight blindfold and started taking mental note of their positions, some were already snoring but a particular one was watching videos on his phone so I have to wait. Once I hear the phone keypads beeping I will know that he is still awake. after sometime I raised my head a not and saw that he is also asleep and its only the phone that is awake, so I carefully removed the dry leaves and sink my toes in the sand and with the aid of the tree I pushed against it and I was able to stand without making any sound
With three leaps, I made towards the dark opening in the forest which I know it will hide me and they won't be able to follow. I landed in a swamp and I keep charging through the shrubs roots of big trees and all other obstacles for three hours till I reach the main road again
I have the following advice for us
1. Don't ever drive slowly on a highway
2. Don't stop to pick or help strangers on the high or lonely places.
3. Always pray to God with your heart, He will definitely answer.
4. Women should not be seating in the front of the car especially during journey.
5. In captivity, don't ever sleep because the window for escape might be very short and you have to act fast.
6. Always delete your bank alerts and keep important documents safely hidden in the car if you are travelling.
In all,the grace of God prevailed as all that's just described may look like a fiction but that is exactly what happened. My only regret was not being able to save the others. The lady amongst them kept telling she hates me and will kill me the next day. I have to believe her, so I have to take my chance 50/50 instead of being shot in the head without giving a fight.
I was at the Police station on the 27th and was there today again. They are not interested in saving them. Instead the DPO told us to pay for towing our vehicle away from the scene and also find something for his boys. I told them how it feels being in such situation and knowing that help is not coming except from God.
Nairalanders ,just help me thank God that I'm alive to tell my story.

inoki247:
Nothing sweet for this life...

sometimes sef e dey be like say person only come this life to die....

We are actually here to die,what we do before dieing then decides our eternity.

Ephemeral live. May God forgive their shortcomings.

Who cares? Not like that will make Nigeria better.

ridwanlawal:
Why not CASTRATE him?

Wallahi

That punishment isn't enough nah. Just castrate the eediot

A legend indeed.

These kind of behaviour made me hate the Ikwerres in Rivers state. Vowed never to have anything to do with them ever again with what they made us pass through while in PH.

These are the real Lazy youths.

All the best in your future endeavours.

Will that give him sef now? I doubt that

Please question

What are we going to do about the Kidnapped students in Katsina?

I don't think this forum should not do anything about it

Onochie just dey fall person hand . She for just drop the statement without the photo.

jaxxy:
These ones are Jokers bt Apc are the biggest jokers.

Is there a difference between both? Parties with no ideologies.

I don't know what to say yet.

Better change name. Useless party.

Ceenelly:
Ok
That one dey

But why can't people just troop out without a leader and protest against fuel hike, electricity hike and high cost of commodity just as they protested against SARS.

Protesting without a leader actually lead to that EndSARS tragedy. We shouldn't thread that line again.

GerraMeh74:
The most useless Labour Union in the whole world... Headed by the shameless and Useless Ayuba Wada...

You even know the name of their head. You try ooo.

IMASTEX:
Do labour still have a union!??

A very brilliant question.

Always in Dilemma. Useless Union.

Imagine a world without Oxygen;it wouldn't matter,we would inhale the other components of air.Imagine a whole year without sunshine;we would always maneuver.What if mosquitoes bites starts transmitting AIDS;it still doesn't matter,something must kill a man.But imagine a world without me,you and the rest,it would defini...tely be incomplete..........Who would play our roles............

Imagine a world without Oxygen;it wouldn't matter,we would inhale the other components of air.Imagine a whole year without sunshine;we would always maneuver.What if mosquitoes bites starts transmitting AIDS;it still doesn't matter,something must kill a man.But imagine a world without me,you and the rest,it would definitely be incomplete..........Who would play our roles?

LOST BUT NOT FOUND!

She gave her car key to the youngest child in the car while she went to buy some stuff in the mall.

Upon her return, the boy had misplaced the key and the whole family was stranded on the road. Observing her discomfort with innocent kids without a masculine shepherd, I joined the search party.

For each passing minute without the key, she landed the boy that had the key with a slap or a concentrated curse!

After few minutes, she strayed in frustration into a motorbike's way and was knocked down. It was in the process of helping her up and picking the pieces of her belongings that the car key was found. She had already lost herself before the key was found!

Many people lose themselves in search of what is missing in their lives.

Many lose their moral limb while searching for the "missing rib"!

Some lose their health while searching for material wealth.

I know those who lost their message while searching for relevance and sponsors.

Some lose their marriage while searching for a mirage.

Some have lost their integrity while looking for affinity.

Don't get missing because something was lost. Sometimes, you just need to ignore the emotional missing link so you can remain spiritually connected.

Don't lose your mind because the job is lost.

Don't lose your children while searching for their school fees.

Don't lose your mantle while searching for a title.

When those things are eventually discovered or acquired, greater things (yourself, relationship, character, values & virtues) would have probably dissolved!

When you eventually hammer that deal, will your nail still be strong enough to hold the woods of your integrity in a proper frame?

By the time you get popular, will you not be strange to dignity?

By the time you get that visa or fame, will your passport to purity not have been torn?

When you eventually make the money, will your marriage/friendship/relationships still have meaning?

Ponder on these..

May God Almighty ease our affairs and guide us aright.

See his cap. This was when please?

Ever8090:
He still delivered bad governance just like every Nigeria politicians

Unfortunately, he may be full of ideas then. I will never understand what changes all these politicians to monsters once they assume power.

Take that bold step and see where it lands you. He definitely doesn't regret making his move.

jaggabban:
I hate flat headers but I'm for any good candidate from any part of Nigeria.

We no longer have to wait till they foist a supposedly good candidate on us. Let's all get one and make him . Together we will do it .

Amitez:
Umahi will be so rejected by Igbos in 2023 that he will be like Chime of Enugu. People do not learn. The experience of Chime, Akpabio and Uduaghan should have made them learn , yet they would not. SE/SS us PDP, presidency or no presidency. Vacate and become useless politicalky.

He is only trying his luck. I'm sure there's a hidden reason he is doing this. We will find out in no time.

I believe the journey to 2023 should start now. The EndSARS fatalities shouldn't go to waste hence the youths should ensure they're United now more than ever to ensure even before 2023,we must have chosen the next President. We definitely can't rest now. The Nigeria of our dreams is in our hands so let's go for it. May God help us.