Video: Adeniyi Johnson recalls his near-robbery experience in Lagos

Abdullateef Fowewe

Famed Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson recently recounted his close call with attempted robbery in Lagos shortly after his return to Nigeria.

Video link: https://x.com/DailyEconews/status/1921956884309065975?t=3I2DlO_oCJ4e0P2052UNBg&s=19

On Monday, he shared the alarming experience on Instagram, including a video showing the damage inflicted on his vehicle during the event.

Johnson described how the attack unfolded unexpectedly, with three armed assailants surrounding his car in an effort to gain entry.

He attributed his escape to his prompt response and vigilance, which prevented a significantly more perilous situation.

He wrote, “Story time again. Lagos needs better security than those stop and search that ask oga how weekend anything for us. Got back to the country I mean my country and na robbery dem take welcome me, imagine o.

“Thank God for smartness and alertness! If not, the attached video would have been worse! It all happened within 15 seconds. I heard a big bang on my windshield, and the next thing I saw were 3 thugs all over my car.

“Trust me they were more but that was all my eyes out of fear could count! 1 on the driver’s side and 2 on the other side. From both sides I heard ‘yo mirror e’ (remove the mirror) and the other side ‘fo glass e’ (break the windshield). All these happened because of two ‘mumu’ trailers with smoke occupying the whole road and not driving on their lanes! While looking for a way to manoeuvre and overtake, I fell victim o. This happened after Alapere.

“Once you descend from the third mainland bridge and approach the secretariat before Magodo. Guys please stay woke and be safe. The only damage done is the last slide. God is God. Ekule o.

“I forgot to mention this is the second time I’m experiencing this. The first time was April around 7:15 pm. Today’s own was around 11 pm. God keep keeping us.”