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  • Updated: May 21, 2021

Media Personality Who Escaped Being Kidnapped In Lekki Gives Helpful Safety Tips

Media Personality Who Escaped Being Kidnapped In Lekki Gives

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A media personality named Phina has shared how she narrowly escaped being kidnapped in the Lekki axis in Lagos State and has given safety tips to the public.

Narrating her ordeal via a Twitter thread, Phina said she was approached by a man who was armed, with an inscription of 'Special Forces' on his T-shirt while she was stuck in traffic which led to Lekki Main Gate along Admiralty Road.

According to her, the man who was "silent and menacing" signaled for her to park along the curb as he lightly tapped his holstered gun.

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Phina ignored him and drove her car straight into a slight opening in the traffic. Seeing that she was ready to hit the car in front of her if necessary, the lone man walked away and entered a black van with tinted windows driven by someone else.

Wondering who they were, she said that they looked like an organized kidnap gang and posted safety tips to members of the public.

See her words below:

"Security Alert! A THREAD!

I just had a harrowing experience. It lasted only seconds but was no less scary for that. I was in traffic leading up to Lekki Main Gate on Admiralty Road. I was talking to a client on the phone as we were at a standstill. I saw a man walking up to me.

Slim. Tall. Dark. Dressed in black trousers and a T-shirt. The T-shirt was black also and had a logo that looked like widespread wings in gold with 'Special Forces' boldly written across also in gold. It looked like some kind of paramilitary gear but none I have ever seen before

He walked up directly close to me and indicated that I park to the curb and lightly tapped something that looked bulky like a holstered gun by his side. He was silent but menacing. I immediately ignored him and drove my car straight into a slight middle opening in the traffic. 

I was ready to hit the car in front of me, if necessary. He saw that and quickly walked away. Two things chilled me after that. Remember I was still stuck in traffic. I looked ahead of me and saw another guy in the same clothes walking in the opposite direction to the one who approached me. And in my rearview mirror, I saw the one who approached me enter an all-black van with tinted windows on the other side of the road, driven by someone else.

The van drove off leaving at least the other chap at the scene. Who were these people? I don't know.

But it looked to me like maybe an organized kidnap gang? I can't be the first person who has had this experience in this location. The Police need to do something quick.

My advice to women driving alone:

1) Stay in middle lanes as much as possible especially when in traffic.

2) Ignore any directive to park or open your doors. If your attacker threatens to shoot, let him. Better he shoots you there than take you elsewhere.

3) If you feel threatened, accelerate immediately and hit the car in front of you hard.

That will cause a commotion that makes your attacker run away. Better you have a repair bill than the alternative.

4) Stay aware of your surroundings always. Don't get too caught up in conversation or music not to know what is going on around you.

5) Realize that in such a situation, the greatest weapon you have is your car. Think of it as such and use it as such. Any opportunity you see hit them. Clear those his crooked legs. Make sure he will never walk up to another woman and threaten her again.

After reading this, I felt the need to share for security and safety reasons. I heard about some kidnapping that happened in Lekki axis around 8 pm yesterday. Stay safe y'all"

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