Matilda Omonaiye/
A Lagos resident has narrated how he was saved from armed robbers by three Hausa men.
The victim Edwin Evbie shared his experience in a Facebook post on Thursday night.
According to him, he was on his way to Apapa from the Mainland on Thursday morning when he ran into an apparent ambush by a two-man gang.
The post by the victim reads: “On my way from Mainland to Apapa early this morning (Thursday 26th October,2017) I encountered a retinue of trucks parked on Ikorodu Road (as usual) and which had extended from Apapa to as far as Dormalong Bridge in Jibowu.
“I connected Apapa through the bridge in Alaka and on descending to Apapa, I found out that the trucks had completely blocked the lanes. At that point I had a sneaky feeling I was in trouble. I quickly engaged the reverse gear and tried to back away, a distance of about 800-900 metres.
“Midway, I was accosted by two guys who asked me to stop. Sensing trouble, I increased my reverse speed. The guys tried to smash my window but fortunately the window didn’t budge. I realised I would have to do better than James Bond to reverse all the way with the bends and curves without smashing into the trucks. I took a split second decision to drive forward instead to where I had earlier seen two tanker drivers seating down.
“As I sped forward towards them, the guys chased me on foot. I explained to the two drivers that the guys were trying to rob me. They asked me to enter their truck. I locked my fone and valuables in my pigeon hole and dashed in to their truck. The guys came threatening to shoot me if I didn’t come out. The Hausa guys engaged them in a hot argument and told the robbers I was their (drivers’) boss and therefore they couldn’t touch me.
“When push was about to become shove, the drivers asked me to give the robbers some money. I did. They took it but threatened more fire and brimstone and again asked for all my money and my phone. I told the guys I was robbed of the phone the previous night on the same road. They threatened to shoot me again. The drivers again resisted them and after a while that looked like eternity, they left to stay a few metres away.
“After about 15-20 minutes of been holed up in the truck, in which period it looked like time stood still, a third Hausa driver joined us and told me boldly to come down and drive away. He assured me the robbers dared not mess with him. I looked at the guy and thought to myself that if anyone was going to stand up to the robbers, pound for pound, that was the guy. I came out. Two of the Hausa drivers joined me in the car and I reversed another 300 metres or so before eventually finding a small space to turn around and exit the ‘war’ zone on full throttle.
“To the credit of the Hausa guys, not one of them asked me for money for rescuing me. They were so happy rescuing me you would think I was the one who rescued them!!! Interestingly, for these my unknown Hausa heroes, it did not matter if I was Urhobo or Yoruba or Latin! They did what they had to do, regardless!
“In all of this, God was amazing! He ensured it was not more than I could take. He positioned the Hausa guys to come to my aid.
“If you use the Alaka/Apapa bridge, be very careful especially early in the morning. God bless and protect you and I during this Christmas season and beyond.”
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