A young man was lucky to have escaped with his life after a close friend attempted to sell him into the hands of ritualists.
The report you are about to read is about a man who was betrayed into the hands of ritualists by a friend for N150,000.
The incident happened at about 4am on January 14, 2015.
According to reports, 25 year old Timothy Lawani just strolled outside his house at Old Barracks, Suleja to ease himself, when suddenly he heard someone call his name.
He walked towards the red Volkswagen Golf that was parked and was surprised to see an old friend, Friday, comfortably seated in the car beckoning on him with two hefty men.
Narrating his story, Lawani said, “In my confused state, I greeted them. One of them held me and the other sprayed a powder on my face. That was the last thing I could remember. I later saw myself in a very large hall with other young men who were tied up. The kidnappers kept bringing other people to join us. Sometimes, they even offered us food to eat which we all refused. They then said, whether we ate or not, we would die after all.
“After two days, we were made to put on white apparels and join a queue. I noticed that anyone who goes out never comes back; I was so scared. When it was my turn, I went outside, saw a large pool of water like swimming pool and a man standing by the side chanting incantations. He later ordered the guards to take me inside that they were not in need of someone like me.”
Continuing, Lawani said, “In my presence, the man called on Friday who came about 40 minutes later. After telling him that I was not acceptable for their rituals, Friday started flogging me mercilessly. He then ordered the men to take me out, but not before the ritualist got angry, and ordered the hefty men to bring Friday for sacrifice in my place. I heard him beg them to give him just 30 minutes to enable him bring another person, but the man said there was no time.
“With Friday’s hands and legs tied, the man began chanting incantations again. This time, I saw crocodiles coming out of the water. Friday was then thrown inside, the reptiles feasted on him. I was not myself because of the sight of blood and how such large reptiles ate up a whole human being. The man later ordered the men to throw me out, that I was useless to them. They sprayed a powder on my face again and I became unconscious.’’
On how he got back to his senses, Lawani recalled that he was sheltered by a Hausa man who saw him wandering in Gomoja area of Kano State.
After prayers were said for him for 3 days, he regained consciousness but could not speak.
It was then he wrote down his father’s phone number which he easily remembered and with which they used to reach his family, that had been searching frantically for him.
His elder brother, Theophilus Lawani, said that his friend sold him to the kidnappers for N150,000.
Source: Leadership Newspaper
