A Nigerian Twitter user has narrated how she was almost kidnapped in Ikeja, capital of Lagos State.
@Butterbibi said this occurred when she boarded a taxi. She revealed that the driver drove off and took a different route with just her and another guy in the car.
The Twitter user disclosed that the driver dropped the guy off, but soon returned to pick him with the excuse that the passenger paid him with a dollar bill.
She said she started feeling lightheaded and asked them to drop her, but rather than stop her, they put the car on central lock.
She said she was able to escape when the car got to a traffic light and she started hitting the door continuously.
See her tweets:
“Please whatever your instincts tell you, heed to it. I was almost kidnapped this morning at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. This is my story.
I entered a car, which I always do when going to work and immediately the car sped off. It didn’t wait to pick any other person. Prior to me entering, I already felt like entering a bus instead of a car because of all this insecurity flying around.
The car didn’t follow the normal route. It went through other ways. I was the only one at the back and another guy in front. He dropped the guy on the road and the guy paid. The driver asked that I move to the front. So I did. Only for him to move forward and then stopped again. I asked why he stopped. Then he brought out dollar and said the other passenger gave him the money I was like call him and return it, must be a mistake. He moved forward to speak to the man that dropped. The man was speaking a language I don’t understand.
He gave him another foreign money. I was conscious but was feeling lightheaded. Then the guy entered once again. The driver started talking (about) helping him to change money and all. I told them to drop me and they put the door on central lock. I began texting and calling.
Immediately I saw a traffic light, I began hitting the door and they opened the door. That was how I escaped. Y’all be safe out there. I’m still shaking.
Some of my stuffs are still inside their car but I’m safe guys Lagos will not be the end of me by God’s grace.”
