| How man hypnotised me
and stole my car – Driver
By FEMI SALAWU
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
A new dimension has been added to car snatching in Lagos
as a driver allegedly lost his car to a passenger after being
charmed with juju.
The car, a blue Toyota Carina II saloon, with registration
number GT 392 AAA, was used for car hire services.
Narrating how he dramatically lost his car, Adebayo Obatusi,
a native of Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State, said the incident occurred
around 2a.m on Saturday, March 22 on Isaac John Street, Ikeja
GRA, Lagos.
How it happened
Obatusi, whose livelihood depends on the stolen car, said
on that fateful morning, he picked a passenger on Awolowo
Road, Ikoyi. According to him, the man came out from a popular
night club on Awolowo Road and approached him for hire service
and "we bargained for N700 per hour.
"From here, we left for Eko Hotel, where he went in briefly
and came out after 10 minutes. We stopped again at a bar at
Obalende, where he took a bottle of Star. He asked me to join
him, but I declined the offer. It was from that point that
we left for Isaac John Street in Ikeja, where we stopped at
Metro Park."
Obatusi, however, added that he had no premonition of what
was about to befall him, because he did not suspect the passenger.
More so, he had operated car hire service for about five years
now.
He said: "On our way to Ikeja, we chatted on issues,
like cost of car maintenance and why he had to abandon his
Benz car for public transportation each time he has to go
out."
Trouble
Trouble, however, started for the car hire driver when suddenly,
he began to feel dizzy.
"I managed to drive him down to Metro Park, a night club
on Isaac John Street. On our way, he asked me to lend him
my phone because, according to him, his battery has gone flat
and I obliged him. By the time I managed to drive to Metro
Park, I could not talk or drive or move my body. It was as
if I was sleep walking and the next thing was that I found
myself on the ground about two hours later," he said.
The commercial driver said the case has been reported at the
Area F Headquarters, Ikeja of the Nigeria Police .
Optimism
Obatusi, expressed optimism that the stolen car, which he
said was his only source of livelihood, would soon be recovered.
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