An acquaintance of mine was attacked around Orlu two days after Christmas. They were taken to a literal "kidnap factory", where the people involved kept bringing in more victims.
His assailants made him open his phone, went through all his banking apps and made him transfer all the money they could see to some accounts.
These guys weren't even bothering to hide the accounts, indicating a level of impunity that is worrying.
These guys weren't even bothering to hide the accounts, indicating a level of impunity that is worrying.
Eventually, after extracting all they could from his accounts (he spent a day in their custody), he was stripped to his boxers, his shoes taken, then he was given ₦500 "as transport" and released.
Here is where the real problem is: he has blocked his SIM but cannot retrieve his phone number because of the new @NgComCommission guidelines.
His family members say that his WhatsApp number (looks like they connected his phone via WiFi) is still asking his contacts for money.
His family members say that his WhatsApp number (looks like they connected his phone via WiFi) is still asking his contacts for money.
Essentially, asides from being robbed, he is STILL suffering from identity theft, all because of bureaucratic nonsense.
This despite that he's been back in Lagos since before the New Year and trying to sort this nonsense out...
This despite that he's been back in Lagos since before the New Year and trying to sort this nonsense out...
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