A Nigerian man shared how he escaped from captivity when kidnappers took him and other passengers at Oshoko road in Kogi.
He and other passengers were travelling to Abuja from Owo when their bus was attacked by bandits in Kogi state.
Identified as Joseph, the young man shared how he escaped from the kidnappers’ den.
In an X video by @kogi_xcommunity, the young man described what he saw and his experience as kidnappers took him and other passengers into the bush.
He said in the video:
“We were marched into the bush. We walked for three hours and crossed up to 7 rivers. Only 3 rivers were very big and deep. On our way going, they were maltreating some people that were not cooperating.
“How I managed to escape is that, immediately I saw that everywhere was getting dark, I managed to hide myself inside one bush. That was how I escaped. As I was coming out, I saw three men that night in the village. I was thinking I was safe in their hands.
“They were asking me questions about the bandits and when I confirmed, they called them and asked then that why would they allow someone escape during the operation. They were speaking the Ikabba language.”
He mentioned that he could understand the Yoruba language, which was why he knew what they were saying.
The man also shared what he noticed about their operations and weapons.
Watch the video below:
There’s real tension in the air.
A victim who escaped after a long trek through the bush has narrated his experience.
Disturbingly, indigenes he met in a village reached out to the bandits questioning why they let the victim escape.
Some of those villagers who sit idly by the… pic.twitter.com/vo5vScZyDa— 𝐊𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐗𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 (@kogi_xcommunity) November 30, 2025
