A Nigerian man has abandoned his house in Agbor, Delta State, after herdsmen kidnapped his two brothers. He claims the police instructed him to pay a ransom for their release.
The man shared his story in a post that has gone viral on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). In the video, he is seen lamenting while showing the house he left behind.
He explains that he was forced to abandon the property after herdsmen abducted his brothers, and the kidnappers continue to operate in the region.
He further revealed that the incident was reported to the police, but they allegedly told him to pay the ransom for his brothers' freedom.
His statement: "See my house, I abandoned it because of the kidnapping in my area. They've kidnapped my two brothers. The first time they came, they took both of them, and now they've come again. Thank God the area is developing, and the bush is being cleared."
"We went to the police, and they told us to pay the ransom while they investigate."
"There are houses in the area, but from around 6 p.m., you're not safe. They know every road in Agbor, even the places I don't know."
"They took my brothers and made them trek through the bush."
As the post spread online, many concerned individuals flooded the comment section, sharing their thoughts on the alarming situation.
See some reactions below:
@olusholaspecia: "You have been told by DSS that you should defend yourself before the police will come and defend you. Let's be honest with ourselves: the Nigerian police cannot defend you against terrorists."
@RowlandJ_nior: "Kidnappers are brazen. Electric fence is not enough deterrence if they really want to get you."
@lifeinsolace: "They tell us to pay ransom to the kidnappers offline, but online they say don't pay ransom. At this pace, I think everyone should be armed because those fulanis are all armed."
@MezieAbia: "Any security agency that advices you to go and pay ransom to kidnappers is obviously part of the syndicate. This is why victims of kidnapping in Nigeria barely get rescued by the police, they always end up paying ransoms to the kidnappers before they get released."
@hardly1x1seen: "Fulani wey go trek from maiduguri come Abuja come kidnap person, still trek go back maiduguri. Lol dey play...na dem sabi road pass."
@kotosiaface17: "How can you have money to build this type of house in this lonely place and you don't have pump action?"
@TPeperenpe: "I call them sleeper cells,waiting to be activated. The shoemaker,the iron bender that passes your house,all of them know all the nooks and crannies of our town. They are sleepers cells waiting to be activated, God help us."
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