Lagos Task Force Men Force Vanguard Reporter to Transfer Money on Mile 2 Bridge

I told them I had no money to give them. I reminded them that, on the first day I drove the car to the office, another group of men had stopped me and collected N10,000 from me. I explained that I had already paid people who claimed to be collecting money from motorists. ‘Their response was blunt: that was none of their business.’

They demanded N20,000. I don’t have N20,000,” I told them.The situation suddenly became violent. They started hitting my car. One of them pulled off the driver’s side mirror. Another appeared ready to smash the windscreen.Fearing that the situation could escalate, I transferred the last N19,000 in my account to them.They left.

But barely a second later, another group appeared. That is their own. We need our own,” they said. I told them I had nothing left.Again, they threatened to break the glass.They ordered me to open the door. Before I could fully comprehend what was happening, three of them entered the back seat while another entered the front.

I was now driving with four strange men inside my car. The reporter, who was driving a silver 2011 Toyota Camry, had left the Vanguard head office at about 7:31pm and was approaching the heavily congested Mile 2 Bridge. He noticed a group of young men moving around vehicles and suddenly four of them jumped onto the front of his car. They demanded money, but the reporter told them he had no money to give them. He reminded them that another group of men had stopped him a few days ago and collected N10,000 from him. The situation quickly escalated into violence, with the men hitting his car and one of them pulling off the driver’s side mirror.

As the situation became more violent, the reporter transferred the last N19,000 in his account to the men. They left, but just a second later, another group appeared. This new group demanded more money, but the reporter told them he had nothing left. Three of the men then entered the back seat of the car while another entered the front, forcing the reporter to drive slowly with four strange men inside. The reporter was eventually able to send a message to his friends for help, and they sent him some money.

He was able to transfer it to the men and they left. The reporter was shaken by the experience and realized that motorists are vulnerable to attacks by these groups.

The incident highlights the vulnerability of motorists on the Mile 2 axis and the need for authorities to take action to prevent these attacks. The reporter was able to get out of the situation by sending a message to his friends for help, but others may not be so lucky.