For the family of the Secretary to Agege Local Government,
Honourable Idowu Salaudeen Akerele, there is every cause to thank
Almighty Allah for His mercies.
On Friday, October 4, 2013, Akerele had just closed for work and was
driving home in his CRV jeep. In order to beat the traffic gridlock on
Okekoto Road, he branched into the street beside Elere police station.
He had not driven for about four minutes when a car blocked his path
and within minutes two youngmen pointed guns at him. “One sat beside me
pointed his gun at me and asked me to continue driving while another sat
at the back. I was asked to continue playing the music in my car CD,”
Akerele narrated.
Eventually, another of the gang took over the wheel from him while
another of the gang member was driving their own car. He was asked to
bend down and not raise his head. He was driven around for hours before
the robbers finally decided what they want to do with him.
“Around 1am, I was asked to come down at a junction. By this time,
they have asked to remove all my clothes except my boxers. My wrist
watch, shoes and everything on me had been removed. I was left with only
boxers. I was asked to kneel down and one of them pointed his gun at me
with the intention of shooting. But thank God, the one who seems to be
the leader told him to leave me alone since I have cooperated with them
all along. That was how I was left off the hook and they drove away in
my car,” a relieved looking Akerele.
Thegazellenews.com learnt further that it was a Hausa man he met at
the spot he was dropped who gave him something to wear. “It was the man
who told me that I was Cappa junction. He even told me to thank God for
sparing my life because few days before, a man was killed at the spot,”
Akerele said.
It a combination of policemen from Oshodi, Ikeja and Mangoro that
later escorted him back home at about 3am the following morning.
His car was later recovered by the police the following day.
GAZELLE NEWS
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