I’ll
be as brief as possible, Nairalanders. To tell you that kidnappers
& ritualists exist & are on rampage is an understatement. What
you need to be aware of is that they adopt different strategies to
capture their victims. I’m going to share with you one approach so as
not to become a prey.
I
was at Law School busstop at about 6.30am today when I saw a cab &
told the driver my destination. He told me to board. I noticed that
there was a ‘passenger’ beside him & another one at the back. So I
sat at the back.
Within 30 seconds of our journey, the young man beside me offered the driver #100 as transport fare. Immediately, the driver started shouting. The dialogue ensued between both of them:
Within 30 seconds of our journey, the young man beside me offered the driver #100 as transport fare. Immediately, the driver started shouting. The dialogue ensued between both of them:
Driver:
How dare you offer me a hundred naira as transport fare? Aren’t you the
one that put that bag in the trunk? In fact you have a case to answer.
Where did you get that huge amount of money from?
Passenger:
(sobbing & genuflecting) please don’t expose me. My boss died this
morning. He was a Hausa man who ran a Bureau de Change business. He died
after a brief illness. As soon as he died, my colleague made away with
one of his vehicles. Because I don’t know how to drive, I decided to
make away with this money.
Passenger at the Front: How much is in the bag?
Passenger: 1.1 million dollars
Passenger
at the Front: Oga driver, you know what? Let’s strike a deal with the
man. (Facing the Passenger at the back who at this point is already
shaking like a jellyfish) Are you ready to share this money with the
rest of us on this car?
Passenger: Yes sir!
All along I was quiet.
Passenger
the
one who ‘stole’ the money) We need a herbalist or witch doctor to help
us make the charms ineffective because the last time I tried to touch
the money, I fell down.
the
one who ‘stole’ the money) We need a herbalist or witch doctor to help
us make the charms ineffective because the last time I tried to touch
the money, I fell down.
Driver: (Cuts in) that’s no problem. We will get a pastor or a herbalist to destroy the charms.
At
this point, the passenger asked for my views. To be candid, so many
things were on my mind. I felt this could be the ‘major break’ I had
been trusting God for. On the other hand, I wasn’t comfortable because
if what the passenger said was anything to go by, & I partook in
spending the money, I would have murdered Peace & Sleep.
Me: No true pastor will agree to be a part of this.
Before
you could say Jack Robinson, the Passenger at the Front quickly offered
to phone a herbalist that he claimed to know. Meanwhile the driver had
taken the alternative route instead of going through the Toll Plaza. As
soon as we got to a point, I told the driver to stop, I told him I
wasn’t interested, & immediately got out of the car & took a
long walk.
To
cut a long story short, when I got to work, I just hinted my colleague
about my experience without going into details & guess what she
said! She told me their modus operandi which tallied with what I
experienced today.
So
Nairalanders, I urge you to always take time to pray before you go out
& be close to God. Put God first in all you do & be security
conscious. May you not die untimely in Jesus’ name & may God’s grace
be constantly available to you & your loved ones.
yes! this is real, it also happened to me like 2 years back. I was on my way to Ikeja Dstv's office to be precised and had to try to board a bus @ AGNES busstop close to sabo but fortunately for me I heard a Taxi driver chanting IKEJA! IKEJA! so I boarded the vehicle but I met two other passengers in it.. On getting to Unilag road one of the passengers whom was a lady sitted at the front seat was begging the Driver that she neeeded to alight but she is not wit cash, so the driver flared up and asked her how come she was travelling with Luggage kept in the booth of the taxi without cash on her! it was then she broke the news in sobber mood that she ran away with the bag which belongs to one Alhaji she met containing hard currencies( I couldn't recollect how much she claimed it was}. On hearing this, the driver halted the vehicle and went to check the bag but threatened to invite the police.it was there my self and the other passenger pleaded to the driver not to do such so he (driver) agreed not to invite the police unless he gets some share of the money by then so many ideas came to my mind that this might also be my breakthrough so the other passenger asked if I also love to partake in the largesse and I told him 'yes' joyfully. To my dismay the lady claimed the money has been charmed and so we needed a pastor to neutralise it so the other passenger claimed to know one pastor @ Ikeja and asked the driver to proceed to the pastor's place. It was there it dawn on me that what if I get into trouble trying to claim wat is nt mine or what if these guyz are kidnappers; on getting to Fadeyi I told the Driver I wanted to alight but he declined and asked if I wasn't going to Ikeja so I shouted at him to halt because I wanted to draw the attention of the Area boys' at the Busstop so he halted and I offered him the amount he chargerd me to Ikeja but he declined and drove off.....Na wa o....
ReplyDeletewe all need to be careful
ReplyDeleteThis has been on Lagos for years. They are neither kidnappers nor ritualist. They are swindlers and u were lucky cos u weren't greedy.
ReplyDeletesomething of this nature happened to me last year, they are simply fraudster.its just for one to be wise nd prayerful.
ReplyDeleteIt'll neva happen to me
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