This is true story of Farouq(Now Paul)which tells how he met his wife Eliza, how he was converted to christianity and how he escape been eaten by cannibals. Enjoy it!
Farouq just received his NYSC call up letter to serve in Adamawa State. Filled with joy to serve his motherland and enthusiasm to explore
another region of the country and to meet new friends from other higher institutions,he took his belonging and set off the following week.
Beside him in the bus he boarded, seated a pregnant woman who always complain about her discomfort in the vehicle. Behind Farouq was a fat talkative trader that tattle on every thing he sees and hears in the journey.Hardly had they negotiated a bend than they confronted a road block managed by bandits in a town after Lokoja . The ruthless robbers where fierce looking, and armed to the tooth.
"At first I regretted embarking on the journey. Although I have no choice.I have to accept my fate ."
Farouq narrated.
"We were forced to alight our bus. The rule was this,YOU BRING NOTHING YOU DIE FOR NOTHING. So you have no option than to buy your life with whatever you have. " he continued.
Even those that submitted non-substantial goods like shoes and cloths where beaten or shot at their legs. There are corpses of passengers that could not presents anything.The scene was gruesome. " I gave them all my money so I was not touched." Farouq said.
"Where is your money or you die? Woman! " One of the bandits shouted at the pregnant woman.
"Please consider my condition,my husband is late.I am a widow."
She cried. The pregnant woman just lost her husband in a fatal accident that occurred in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.Filled with anger, her in-laws accused her of being a witch and also the cause of her husband's death and also other misfortune in the family. She was forced to leave her matrimonial home in Offa to her sister's place in Makurdi . Besides this her in-laws were not in support of their marriage because she is from Igala .However she had nothing with her except a piece of old wrapper.This was what she told Farouq in the bus.
" Don't give me empty excuses woman" The robber gazed at her.
" At least consider the baby in my womb." The woman pleaded.
"That baby is also a robber." The robber chuckled and shot her twice at her belly and she dropped dead.
A cold ran down Farouq body and felt like devouring those men raw but he was held back by the trader.
"Do not make any move or you die like a dog here.These men dine,bath and sleep with the Devil." The trader cautioned him.
They finally left the robbery scene but Farouq arrived Adamawa in the mid-night tired.
"I have no means of reaching my family at home so I have to rely on my wit and the little resources with me. " He said
Throughout his first week in the camp .................To be continued.

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