A man has taken to social media to narrate how he was abducted by herdsmen.
In his own words: “I, my brother and our niece were going to Jos and we were trying to catch up cause it was getting late. When we got to Vom, we were happy because from there to Jos ain’t far..
“On passing a small village, a Volkswagen Sharon overtook us and we were just following the vehicle because the driver seemed to know the road very well. About a kilometre after the village, we saw 2 guys walking by the road side as if they were going to the next village.
“I was happy because it’s not too dark and people were still moving. It was about 7:15pm. Few metres after passing those guys, we saw Fulani guys with torchlights flashing at the Volkswagen Sharon filled with passengers and the driver stopped.
“At first, we thought they were security men, but I later discovered they were not in uniform. My brother was driving and I was sitting on the passenger’s seat. I told him to reverse immediately but he was a bit late because he panicked. Then the Sharon in front of us reversed.
“And hit our car, then he charged at them cos and they all shifted and he ran away. Before we could reverse, one of the Fulani guys threw his stick and hit my brother(the driver) in the eye and he lost control, then we reversed and hit a rock,we couldn’t even move,so I stepped out..
“I got off the vehicle and started running, found a swampy place covered with trees beside the road but they chased after me. They were 11 in number, I couldn’t escape because some of them were ahead of me waiting, they planned everything. So I threw my phone inside the swampy place…
“So they started beating me with their gun handles and sticks, pushed me back to the car and they started robbing me, meanwhile by brother and my niece hid somewhere when the terrorists were after me, which they later came out to join me in pleading.
“We told them to carry anything they see but they should spare us, but they refused. They collected our phones, laptops and our clothes,then they took me and my niece away. Meanwhile, they hit my brother and thought he was dead so they ignored him, I pleaded for them to free my niece.
“And after plenty of arguments within them, they told her to go back and they took me away. Then, they asked me “are you a Muslim or a Christian?” In Hausa language, I told them I was a Christian. They said “you have entered our hand” and intensified the beating
“That’s how we started trekking from Vom around 7:30pm to Hawan Kibo hills at 4am. We climbed mountains,walked in Valleys at night, I almost fell off a cliff, but they still don’t care, they said it’s a win-win because they will sell my organs if I fall and die.
“We walked and walked and walked for so many kilometres and anytime I told them I needed to rest even if it’s for 1 minute, they’d intensify the beating. We eventually reached the cave where they kept me. On entering the cave, it was dark and I saw two big bright lights moving inside.
“I was scared so I jumped out and told them to come and check the cave, only to discover that it was a gigantic snake, I thought you only see that size at Nat Geo wild. It took them about 15 minutes to kill the snake, they shot the snake till it stopped moving.
“After removing the snake, they pushed me into the cave, tied me up and started partying. They have crates of Can beers and a bluetooth wireless speaker.
“They drank and danced to Naija music, they could sing the songs word for word, especially Joeboy’s Alcohol, it was on repeat.
“They wouldn’t even let me sleep for a second. The moment I close my eyes, they’d use their gun to hit my head. I was bleeding but they never cared. We were on top of the mountain and the weather was extremely cold,I was shivering and all they enjoyed doing aside from the celebration was beating me.
“That’s how we stayed till day break and they started telling me to start calling my people,that they gave me 24 hours to live. If I call a number and they didn’t pick or the line is off, fresh beating will start, until I was able to get my younger brother
“Then the negotiations started, they requested 10 million naira as ransom for my release. Anytime the negotiation did not favour them, they’d start beating me. During the day, I engaged some of them in conversations and asked them some questions (gist for another day).
“Beside me, human bones scattered inside the cave, I asked them whose bones were those and they said some people killed their family members, by refusing to pay ransom, so they allowed them to die of hunger.
“They promised that I would starve too.
“They left me without even drinking water. I pleaded with them but they refused. I waited and waited while praying my last prayers because they already called the people buying organs and they also had an operation to go again that evening.“
He was eventually released after an untold amount was paid in ransom.
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