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Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Daniel058(m): 8:01pm On Apr 16, 2016 |
tEsLim:sharp guy. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 9:35pm On Apr 16, 2016 |
Wow! This thread is back to life... Mine was in 2010. Honda Academy (98). Went to church in Karu, with my then GF and my brother. It was a few weeks to my POP as a corper. After mass, came out to where I supposedly parked my car and I was stunned to see in its place a 504 saloon car. I thought I was making a mistake till my brother screamed, bros where's your car?! Omo! I developed goose bumps immediately. Luckily, my dad attended same mass with me and where he parked wasn't far from where I parked previously. So i immediately rushed to inform him about the car theft and together we rushed to the Karu police station. I worte my statement and they asked if I had any security in the car... I informed them that my car was tracked and I also had a demobilizer installed. For some reasons the tracker refused to respond to commands that day. I went with the police to as far as Keffi to search for the car to no avail. I called the tracker installer who promised to try to track it from his location in Lagos. I gave up on the car and wrote it off as a loss. A nice clean car with chrome alloys and my NYSC khaki uniform inside. Two nights later, at 2am, my phone's started receiving SMS messages. I was pissed because I was wondering who would be sending series of text messages at that ungodly hour. Picked up my phone and it was my car tracker responding to my SMS commands from Sunday. Guess where my car was? Jos! I immediately called my dad and informed him. He was able to call the Plateau Police commissioner, who sleepily dismissed him with the usual we will look into it talk. 8am that morning, we drove to the Karu police station. Informed the DCO about the new information and asked that he assigns two men to accompany us as we were going same day to Jos yo retrieve the car. The DCO and one officer joined us in our SUV with their guns, also dressed in multi as we immediately headed to Jos. Before then I had printed out a map of the exact location which was opposite the UniJos old campus, thanks to Google earth maps. We got to Jos around 1pm and after some driving around, we were able to locate the area on the map. Entered the street which had an untarred road, blocked the street with the Land cruiser and started looking out for the car. Then we saw it.... sitting out with one dude in the driver's seat all wound down. My number plate changed, my chrome rims gone and replaced with regular rims and wheel cover. In fact the car looked like it just arrived from cotonou. We succeeded in arresting the dude in the car and I drove the car same day back to Abuja. In all of that, the Plateau state police was not involved and despite the numerous army check points on the road, nobody asked questions. I've never forgotten that experience. In sold off the car before I travelled out for my Masters. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 9:54pm On Apr 16, 2016 |
Wow, Josh. I'm sorry your car was taken, but glad you got it back, albeit with steel wheels and plastic hubcaps. Better you moved on too, I've no doubt God rewarded you, and you moved on to bigger and better cars. Yes, cars, not just 1. Thieves like the one who stole your car never prosper, and hard work always pays. 1 Like |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by ataspray(m): 8:56am On Apr 17, 2016 |
Seun:i find this comment very funny my experience i had woken up around 2am in the night (i'm an owl and i like being awake at ungodly hours, to reflect, pray, exercise etc) looked thru my balcony and noticed the inside light of my corolla was on and some funny movements in d car. (we live in those estates that have no fence) immediately i knew something was wrong, there was also no sign of my dog. i got my dads mossberg and went out to investigate. the burglar/thief on sighting me attempted to flee, but i shot at him, and his side was blown open. turned out this unlucky thief had poisoned my dog, and was going to steal most panels of my car. I have no regrets doing what i had to do,that car was not even insured yet, and i lost my beautiful and expensive rottweiler, i will protect my life and properties by any means possible, especially when the nigerian police are not about to do that for me 1 Like |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 10:03am On Apr 17, 2016 |
ataspray: Sorry to read this bro. I was especially saddened by the wilful destruction of a beautiful animal. I have no sympathy for the guy you shot. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 1:51pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
@Siena, it was such an unforgettable experience. Yes thankfully I've moved on to other better cars and I'm more cautious of where and when I park. I haven't lost faith in car trackers too. Nigeria has a lot of determined crooks sha.. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by bravolad(m): 3:53pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
There should be no sympathy for scumbags in whatever guise. My experience was sometime in 2006. I had lived with a cousin of mine for a couple of months shortly after my NYSC. I got an apartment in Aguda & told my Manager who was using a Nissan Quest to allow me use her vehicle to move some of my things to the new apartment. She accepted & asked me to come to her house the following day to pick the vehicle. By this time, I had only lived in Lagos for a little over 2 months. I got to her house in Ajao Estate at the appointed time, we had a brief discussion & I drove off. Whilst handing her car key to me; she had warned me to guard the key with my life to which we had a laugh. Somewhere around Oshodi/Isolo express way, she called to inform me that she had ₦250,000.00 in the glove compartment. Wow! I screamed. Why didn't you remove it? I queried. Her response was that she forgot. I said ok! No problem. So I became very cautious knowing I cannot make a stop anywhere except at my destination. Of course that revelation made me to ensure that all doors are locked. I got to Mile 2 bridge & there was traffic. So I stayed in the traffic while thinking about the money in the van. All of a sudden, there was a loud sound on the passenger's side of the glass. I looked up & two men pointed a gun at me & asked me to wind down. I immediately glanced at my rear mirror and noticed that another guy was coming towards my side. I thought about the money; the car & the stern warning to make sure the car is safe. Within a split second the traffic moved; I depressed the gas pedal as fast as I could & with all the strength I could muster. The car lunged forward. Goosebumps filled my body, I was sweating as much as I was panting. I was lost for words to explain what happened to my cousin & friends when I got to his house. That incident became an eye opener to me. Constantly, I study my driving environment even when I'm stationary, I use my mirrors & observe things. And of course, I also learned not to switch off my ignition when on an unfamiliar environment. I may not have been able to replace that van then as well as the money. How could I have explained to her that it was taken at gun point? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by laivwire(m): 8:27pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
Ive got several stories but Ill share one. I was returning from the mechanics shop that night and unknown to me he didn't tighten the nut on the front passenger tyre of the car. During an attempt to overtake at top speed, the tyre vibrated hard and flew up spinning and bouncing till it crashed into a parked vehicle. I managed to bring the car to a stop on the bank of the road amid sparks and grinding on the pavement. I left the car and went to look for help. Upon return, I saw the right passenger window smashed, the bonnet open and the rear seats tampered with. Radio, battery, Speakers and tyres(with the wheels) gone. crazy experience I tell you |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by ataspray(m): 5:48pm On Apr 23, 2016 |
Siena:Thanks siena. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by adinoyiM(m): 1:59am On Jul 03, 2016 |
Wow....brave man! |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by diportivo: 8:17am On Jul 03, 2016 |
2008.....sept 9,...9:35pm Drove into ajisegiri street at ladipo busstop on the agege motor road.was to go drop my brother's 08 Camry (18 inch alloy,pioneer DVD,etc) Negotiated a bend and suddenly was blinded by the full beam of a hyundai cerato,sitting in my lane... I initially thought the guy wanted to make a left turn and dat me not allowing him the right of way was why we were now facing each other I flipped to reverse, eased back a little for the iiidiot to make his turn,only for him to follow me at a steady pace. My mind just told me they are robbers...ah!new car!na my elder brother get am oh!wetin I go talk!!! Dats how I slammed the throttle o....full speed behind!!it was night,I was at a disadvantage reversing,and dey at an advantage just driving forward so twas easy for them to stay on my trail I lost control of the car,almost careened in the gutter,and den decided not to reverse anymore......dat I wld face dem and see what wld happen...... Didn't bring the car to a complete stop before flipping to drive and bam!.the engine died!! While I was trying to restart,fiddling with shifting the gear lever to park etc,there was a knock on the drivers door,and a stern warning for me not to try anything funny,and dat I shld come down Unlocked d car,got down,and was given a resounding slap.......leader if the gang,holding a shotgun said.."you are maad!u wan run abi?....oya,enta d back sit" I was pushed into the car,leader sat in d front passenger seat,a dude took over d driving The kia followed us at the back,and they jacked anoda 08 corolla on church street...towards apapa expressway that same night.....in fact, while I was praying for my life in the back seat,and consoling myself dat I won't die since the guy didn't shoot and dat might mean there isn't any bullet in it,he had to shoot at the corolla driver to scare him off....right there and den,I told myself dat the end has come...since there's bullet in the gun,dis dude will kill me To cut the long story short,oda drivers were released but not me.....the dude driving took my fone and flash drive.they were in d front pocket.he was in a hurry and didn't check my back pocket where I was sitting on 15k dat night Leader of the gang kept calling his wife on fone,updating her on his journey and how God has blessed their job for the night...he uncoupled his gun (I heard it all as I was made to bend down) and was smoking weed in d car I was dropped off at ijaniki,just b4 a police checkpoint which was mounted In front of a police station When I found my way there the first policeman I saw queried why I didn't raise alarm as soon as they dropped me .......dumbo! I was in tears....new car....to go drop it some 10mins away and here I was,a looong way from home and d car had been stolen!! I can't forget that day,nor the events....icldv been killed...I was just lucky The car was Neva seen....I went to three different police stations dat night just to make statements..radio this radio that,blah blah blah...Nada! Insurance paid tho......and while dat put a sort of end to the matter, I was paranoid for years after dat Suspecting every funny movement 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by GAZZUZZ(m): 8:45am On Jul 03, 2016 |
diportivo: in my university days I was very good at this www.nairaland.com/attachments/3919862_images11_jpeg0a11a8ec37620e47e4feab56245e56df It might have come in handy, would have scared the shit out of the robbers, you might have gotten shot at also 2 Likes |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by diportivo: 9:26am On Jul 03, 2016 |
GAZZUZZ: My oga Dem no born me well make I try dat kind thing |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by blackfm: 10:35am On Jul 03, 2016 |
Crazy experiences here. I'll relate one that happened to my dad in 2002. He set out from Akure at about 6pm in his brilliant white 1985 Benz 230 bound for Lagos with about 1.5m he had withdrawn from the bank earlier in the day. He met a friend at FUTA north gate( on the expressway) as pre arranged to get some document he'll need for his mission. It was going to be a quick exchange so he was in the car with the engine running talking to the friend who was leaning into the passenger window. Next thing he felt was cold metal pressed to his neck. They told him to come down and lie down and sped off with the car. He just showed up at home around 8pm with 2 bottles or red wine and suya and said he was postponing his trip. We were grooving when my mum realised nobody went to open the gate for him to drive in. That was when we got to know what happened. A friend of his who was travelling down to Akure saw the car at Ore going at breakneck speed and was calling my dad to caution him. The way my brother and I loved that car though, it never had reason to go to a car wash, not if we were in the house even though we couldn't drive. It was never recovered. Bossman just went to lag with his driver 3 weeks after and came back with a carina e for mum and a padded v boot for himself. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by blackfm: 11:01am On Jul 03, 2016 |
My personal experience is a break-in. Just last 3 thursdays ago 16 June, my 05 corolla was broken into and the usual 4 power window control and brainbox were stolen with the small back window smashed. The savages even took the brainbox hangar by breaking the damn thing off the plastic casing with a fanlike stuff where the hanger was screwed. So I can't use the hanger I got and I don't want to leave the new brainbox dangling. I'm thinking of using ribbit (if that's what it's called) to hold the brainbox to the chassis, no more stealing that way. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by GAZZUZZ(m): 11:30am On Jul 03, 2016 |
blackfm: weld it in like a cross. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Specialist900(m): 12:06pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
See shocking stories o . |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 12:20pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
I have no regrets, with regards to my actions all those years ago, that cost a thief a leg. I would do it again, if the same guy crossed my path, and attempted to rob me, again, I would make sure he lost the other leg. 1 Like |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Nobody: 12:36pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
cchioke: I just had to quote this for posterity. The highlighted portion particularly made me chuckle. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by lukaino(m): 12:45pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
Very informative thread! I had my own car burglary experience on Friday 1st July in Lagos. I had gone for a night vigil in a church in the Ogba area. I parked in a supposedly open, well lit place. By 5am when I came out, I found that my rear window (2008 Corolla), was broken, door opened and all four power window controls were missing. On close observation, I discovered the bonnet open but nothing was taken. I started the car and drove home. Spent almost 30k for replacements from Ladipo. See the pictures below. |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by dotna(m): 2:38pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
diportivo: All I can say is its well. God is on your side |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by Specialist900(m): 3:28pm On Jul 03, 2016 |
Siena:Hehehehehe |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by GAZZUZZ(m): 7:13am On Jul 04, 2016 |
lukaino: this is a testimony , they saw the brainbox and left it alone (haleluyah!) guy epp your sef weld it in. 1 Like |
Re: Ever Had Your Vehicle Stolen, Or Broken Into? by mrT: 8:07am On Jul 14, 2016 |
Dear Siena, My Toyota corolla was vandalised with the ecu and other stuffs removed overnight, am having difficulties in selecting the right ecu, its a south african made toyota corolla, 2009 model, manual transmission and the vin no is:AHTLC58E70300831. tried a couple of ecu, but the car hasnt worked properly Pls help. Thanks Taiwo |
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