We entered road from portharcourt to Benin early evening and everything went smoothly except blockage by soldier, soldier block us for road and they look inside the bus finish na only me then say mai come down.
I came down gently and they searched me throughly like a criminal.
Soldier1: wetin be your name and why blood they your body?
Me: I don’t know.
Soldier2: whaaaat.
Me: i said i dont know my name. “Tazzarrrrrrr” a heavy slap landed on my face but i didnt even blink.
Soldier1: if i ask you question again u reply me well, what is your name and why blood they your shirt?
Me: i dont know.
People for my bus they beg me to tell am my name na so i just bone like mr bones. As he raised his hand and want to slap me again, they called him “Ahmed whats going there?”.
Soldier1: nothing Sir, this guy is forming stubborn head.
Soldier3: mr man who are you and why blood ?
Me: had accident on my way to port, I forgot my name.
Soldier1: you hear him maybe its amnesia.
The officer came and took my bag, he search it and brought my wallet out, he saw my voters card and my school ID card, he looked at me and then look at the picture on the card. “let him go he is a student and Mr man your name is Ozila”.
Soldier1: but Sir.
“i said let him go” he repeated.
Soldier1: okay sir.
He arrange my bag and gave it to me, i walked to my bus and sat down while the passengers started asking different questions, i just sat and face front like someone under a spell, oh i forgot am under spell really.
We reach Delta by seven in the evening and along the border before we entered Edo state, we saw men on our front pointing touch and also wearing black police uniform. We saw other bus parked there so we followed suit.
Driver: oga good evening.
Guy 1: where una they go this night?
Driver: na Benin oh.
Guy 2: make all of una come now. (they are like six or seven).
Driver: whaat make we settle am na abeg?
Before we they look again bullet don enter our driver head and then pandemonium start. The guys came to the door and opened it with force while everybody in the bus started hiding themselves while some guys are hiding phone under chairs some ladies are hiding under their pant.
Guy 1: before the count of five make everybody come down or else we go start shooting, One.
See how everybody rush down like rush hour, i came down last and as i put leg for ground one of them hit me with his gun at my back telling me why i was last to come down, i fell on the ground with others. They entered inside and searched the bus, they took many phones and money also, then they separate the guys from the girls.
Guy 2: every body pull of your clothes including boys and girls.
To be continued
