A survivor of the brutal attack on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode motorway recounted the terrifying experience, shedding light on how the perpetrators forced them to go deeper into the bush. In the end, he gave them N103,000 and his phone because he was afraid for his life.
Additionally, he related the story of another kidnapped driver from the Eastern region, who had revealed that his captors had taken N120,000 from him before they kidnapped him. At least five o'clock in the evening was when this incident occurred, and they were heavily armed with A.K. 47 rifles. One person in a Lexus automobile was even murdered. They led around seven of us into the forest, and I heard them speaking Hausa, so I began to speak Hausa back to them, pleading with them not to kill me. They then wanted to know whether I was from the north, but I told them I was from Kebbi and Sokoto before.
“They kept taking us further inside the bush; later, they asked if I had any money, so I gave them N103,000 and my phone,” the victim stated in a report by Vanguard News. Just as we were being kidnapped, another motorist from the east came up and stated that the kidnappers had taken N120,000 from him. They eventually released us two, but they held on to the other five.