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Engr Basheer Adamu Aliyu
FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED!
Kidnap experience on Abuja Kaduna highway:
Forwarded as received. Experience of a Snr
Military Officer on Sep 1 along Abuja-kaduna
express way.
I wish to share a terrible experience I had on
Thursday 1 September 2016, along Kaduna-Abuja
highway at about 9pm. I had good intelligence on
the security situation and considered that it was
still ok to move based on that knowledge. I and a
family friend were travelling to Abuja and we had
left by 6pm. Our car had some problems and we
finished fixing it by 8pm. We then proceeded on
the trip. We had just passed Redeemed Camp, by
Alheri, where we saw 2 white coloured J5 buses.
The last mileage I saw was 138 KM to Zuba & I
saw the 2 buses along the road parked left and
right on the shoulders. I told my friend that this
looked like a kidnap spot, that it had all the
features like a bend and a slope with the buses.
My friend then screamed that they were throwing
knockouts at us immediately I finished saying
that. I quickly realized that it was gunfire from
AK-47. Three men stood in front of the road
firing at us. I slammed the brakes, the car
veered right and I decided to continue right, off
the road. I was able to stop the car before a
ditch I saw. I tried to reverse but it didn't
engage, the car engine went off and some
attempts to restart it failed. Then one of them
ran to me, I came out of the car with my hands
up, so also my friend. Then, I turned back and
started pacing. The guy that came for me looked
like a foreigner, from Niger. Then we bolted.
They started firing at us. Then someone came
from our initial behind and started shooting at
us. We managed to cross the road with nothing
in sight; No cars etc. We couldn't even see the
road divider. Then we both crossed the road.
They chased us and kept shooting. That was
how we escaped and pinned down in the bush.
Immediately we were on the other side of the
road we entered the bushes and kept running.
During this time, for over 2hrs they came with
their car patrolling in search for us. Later the
police came, there seemed to been some
collaboration amongst them. I lost my Fone and
other valuables, but my luggage in the booth was
intact as the booth didn't open since it was a
406. It happened like a movie but its real. They
weren't herdsmen,They were the kidnappers
along that axis. They exist in some areas up
north.
Don't travel when it's dark.
Always watch out well in bends, slopes and hills.
Be careful about any checkpoints, not all
checkpoints are real.
The police helped to stop all cars when the
operation started with us to enhance smooth
operation by the kidnappers.
The kidnappers were operating under the cover
of two police checkpoints in about a kilometre
apart.
The police tried to take us back to the scene
which I refused clearly and instead called on the
army.
That was what forced the police to take us to
the nearest army post.
Don't travel when it's dark as it increases the
risk, but note also that same technique would
work even in day time.
Lessons learnt:
If uve to run for ur life take the first chance and
don't be afraid of the gun when ur running.
Usually, guns are effective at close range.
Most people including uniformed men are poor
shooters especially when it has to do with
moving targets; this fact is unknown to many
including the uniformed men.
I've seen fire but not this sort of unexpected fire.
If ur car breaks down on the road and ur
stranded, do not remain inside it or near it. My
advise is for u to cross the road and look for a
nearby village. An abandoned car would always
attract anyone including criminals. If uve to flee
into the bush in a pursuit, run in a diagonal axis
to the road.
In a near death experience u don't bother about
the things u did, u worry more about the things u
didn't do.
The kidnappers were actively collaborating with
the police.