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How I was attacked, robbed by Delta shuttle driver – Lagos lawyer

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A Lagos-based lawyer and Notary Public, Ifenyinwa Christopher, has narrated how she was almost blinded by a shuttle driver who also robbed her of her possessions, including her mobile phone and money, along the Asaba–Benin Expressway in Delta State.

Christopher recounted her ordeal in an exclusive interview with Ekwutosblog Metro on Sunday.

The lawyer said she had travelled to Asaba to attend a burial ceremony scheduled to be held on Saturday.

She explained that she had gone out to buy some items on Friday when she chartered the shuttle bus in the airport area of the state, unaware that the driver was armed with a gun.

According to her, as the journey progressed and they reached the Ogwashi-Uku area, the driver suddenly brought out a gun, pointed it at her, and ordered her to drop everything she had on her.

She narrated, “On December 19, I chartered a shuttle around 8 p.m. While we were on the road around Ogwashi-Uku, he suddenly stopped and brought out a gun. He also started hitting me and asked me to put my head down. The entire area was dark, and there was nobody in sight.

“After collecting everything I had with me, he threatened to kill me and said that I was not as strong as those he had killed in the past. He also bites my eyelids. I begged him to let me come down, but he refused, so I kicked the door open and jumped down.

“When he realised that I had jumped down, he reversed the vehicle and ran over me twice. When he ran over me the second time, I jumped onto the expressway and he drove away.”

Christopher said she struggled to crawl into a nearby bush and hid there until daybreak on Saturday, when some villagers, alongside policemen from Akwukwu-Igbo, saw her and rescued her to a government hospital in the area.

She added, “I sustained injuries to my back and my eyes, so I crawled into the bush where I hid until daybreak. When day broke, I crawled back to the expressway, where some villagers and policemen took me to the hospital.

“The policemen told me that they had been receiving reports of armed robberies by shuttle drivers in that area.”

She urged the Nigerian Bar Association, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Delta State Government to urgently look into the matter and address the security situation along the Asaba–Benin Expressway.

“The non-availability of traffic lights or police posts and checkpoints along the long stretches of the Asaba–Benin Expressway in Delta State made the robbery attack inside the shuttle easy.

“This incident underscores the need for the Delta State Government to ensure adequate security measures along the expressway. I also appeal to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, to look into this matter.

“Moreover, the robber stated that he robs and kills regularly on the road and that he would kill me and nothing would happen,” Christopher said.

When contacted on Sunday, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, said he would find out about the incident and get back to our correspondent.

He had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

The Asaba-Benin Expressway has become notorious for robberies and kidnappings.

Ekwutosblog reported on June 6, 2022, that the Delta State Police Command gunned down three suspected kidnappers/armed robbers in the state.

Edafe had stated that on June 5, 2022, at about 12:35 pm, operatives of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad, while on an undercover anti-crime patrol along the Asaba/Benin expressway, some armed hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers, numbering about five, suddenly emerged from the bush at the Umunede area.

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Kidnappers Took Loan With My Phone – Victim Recounts Ordeal

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A woman has shared a disturbing account of her abduction in Abuja, detailing how kidnappers allegedly exploited her personal information during captivity.

According to her, she was kidnapped while going home in a bus and kept blindfolded for two days as her captors demanded a ransom of ₦5 million from her family and friends.

She further alleged that while she was still in captivity, the abductors accessed her phone and used it to download a loan application.

With her ATM card and identification documents in her possession at the time, they reportedly secured a loan of ₦148,000 without her knowledge.

The victim said she remained unaware of the transaction throughout her ordeal, as she was blindfolded and focused on pleading for her life.

She revealed that when she later found out and wrote to the loan app, they insisted she must pay off the loan.

“I was kidnapped in a bus in Abuja. They blindfolded my eyes for two days. Even after asking for ransom of 5 million from my family and friends, they took a loan. They downloaded a loan app on my phone, and I always carry my ATM card and my ID cards in my bag, so they used it to up the loan app and took a loan of 148 thousand Naira. I didn’t even know about the loan all the time I was there cause I was blindfolded and just begging for my life….” she partly said.

 

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Man Ends His Marriage After Finding Photographs Of His Wife With Another Man While Browsing Google Maps

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A husband was left shocked and reportedly had to end his marriage after discovering photos of his wife with another man while using Google Maps.

The man was using Google Maps to plan a route before setting off on a journey when he noticed an image of his wife sitting on a bench, stroking the hair of another man whose head rested in her lap.

Captured by a Google camera vehicle in Lima, the Peruvian capital, the stunned husband said the photograph grabbed his attention because the woman pictured seemed to be wearing identical clothing to pieces his wife owned.

Although the photo dated back to 2013, the furious husband challenged his wife with proof of her previous betrayal.

The pair, whose identities remain anonymous, subsequently divorced after the woman confessed to having an affair.

In a twist of fate, she was photographed with her lover on a bench near the city’s Puente de los Suspiros de Barranco (Bridge of Sighs of the Ravine).

 

The husband recently posted the photographs on Facebook where they sparked considerable reaction amongst users.

One social media commenter, San Pateste, said: “What a small world it is… It would have been enough if she said to her husband that she did not love him any more.”

Guillermo Sanchez added: “Out of 100 women, 90 per cent are not loyal, the rest are loyal and only have one eye (hahaha) or are immortal (hahaha).”

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Explosion injures soldier, NSCDC personnel in Imo

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An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, explosion injured a soldier and a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure on X.

Makama disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8:35am on March 18 during a joint operation by troops of 34 Artillery Brigade in the Orsu general area.

According to the source, the personnel were operating around a suspected hideout of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, when they stepped on a concealed pressure-activated IED.

It noted that the device detonated, leaving both operatives injured.

“They were immediately administered first aid and subsequently evacuated to a medical facility for further treatment.

“Operations are ongoing in the area to dismantle criminal hideouts and enhance safety,” the source said.

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