A journalist, name withheld, has narrated his narrow escape alongside passengers as kidnappers kitted in military uniform attacked their passenger bus in Kogi.
In his narrative entitied: ‘THE JOURNEY I WILL NEVER FORGET IN A HURRY DECEMBER 30th 2024’ .
Read him:
“Join me to thank God Almighty
When grace is upon you, all other protocols bow.
“I got a call that my younger brother got a very terrible accident on a bike to bike that got him several injuries, so I rushed to the village to meet them in the hospital with my mum, after spending some days with them in the hospital, after they were discharged from the hospital, I decided to come back to Abuja since the stitches have been done successfully, I boarded a GUO motors back to Abuja.
On our way back along that okene bypass heavily armed bandits “kidnappers” in army uniform attacked us as they were stoping us I noticed this men had cutlasses and AK-47 with them.
“I immediately told drivers not to stop they’re kidnappers, as the driver noticed same he refused to stop they opened fire on him, Oh My God they sprayed our bus with bullets, but still the driver refused to stop, as they tried to kill the driver became impossible, they started firing on the bus tires, that is where the bus lose form, it can’t run again when both tires became flat, with little distance the bus refused to move any further, all the passengers flee into the bush as they chased the bus.
“But thank God Almighty that is not that kind of passenger bus that the driver had to turn round to open the passengers door, no one was captured among us.
” Both women and children, the driver including me were rescued yesterday(Monday ) by God. Before the army now came to start firing guns to the air to completely chase them away from the scene.
” The issue is we just passed the army checkpoint not less than 2mins to another army checkpoint, the distance from another army checkpoint is not far, so who are these bandits and kidnappers???
“Please my friends and colleagues join me to thank the God I serve, is a living God. We will not end this year in pain, as we cross over God Almighty will continue to protect you and your family.
” We will all see 2025. Assuming the driver stopped or they kill him, by now it could’ve been a different story now. I celebrate you in Jesus name 🎊🎁🎊
See video of rescue team and bullet ridden bus below:
