...The bandits have threatened his life after identifying his face.
Seun Lateef Adeyanju, a father of one, is wanted by the dreaded bandits over fleeing from their camp to escape being lynched by Fulani banditry in Kwara South as the leader of those bandits has marked his face while in their camp
The uproar started on Monday, 23rd December 2024, during the Christmas festivities, when Seun Lateef Adeyanju was proceeding to the popular Oko Ode Ifelodun Local Government market in Kwara State to sell some of his recently harvested agricultural products
Bandits carried out a daring attack on road users in broad daylight, kidnapping several people, including Seun Lateef Adeyanju, who was held captive in a dense forest for two months and allegedly subjected to harsh treatment, including beatings and torture with machetes and other sharp objects
He recalled being held captive in a camp lacking basic necessities such as food and clean drinking water, where he witnessed the execution of numerous innocent captives at the hands of their abductors and the unchecked assault and rape of women without any aid or intervention.
In recounting his time with the bandits, he mentioned that whenever someone needed to use the toilet, a group of no fewer than three bandits would provide escort duty, armed with high-tech guns, to ensure that no one escaped
After being held captive for two months, he seized an opportunity to escape when he asked one of the bandit leaders for permission to use the toilet, which was granted without hesitation, allowing him a brief moment of freedom in the bush nearby their camp. He utilized this chance to flee via a different path, with gunfire erupting behind him as he traversed the thick forest, signaling that some of the bandits were hot on his heels.
Seun detailed his miraculous escape to our news correspondent on Tuesday 25, February 2025, explaining how he walked and ran until he reached a motorway adjacent to an expressway, where he flagged down a vehicle and was aided by a Good Samaritan who stopped to provide assistance.
According to his account, the driver took him home, cared for him well, and ensured he was presentable; meanwhile, Seun Lateef Adeyanju remained in a state of trauma, grappling with painful memories at home.
After seeing the tragic and traumatic experience Seun endured due to the bandits, the Good Samaritan promised to help him secure a visa to exit Nigeria, given the lack of security guarantees for individuals, and proceeded to facilitate the process efficiently, managing to secure a UK visa within a brief period, thus enabling Seun Lateef Adeyanju to escape the country as the bandits, believing he could reveal their hideout to the authorities, were pursuing him to eliminate him.
The good Samaritan, who had kindly driven Seun to his residence, took him to the nearest hospital for urgent medical care before flying out of Nigeria; later, he reported the incident to a police station in the Kwara South metropolis.
Seun Lateef Adeyanju asserts that his current country of residence is more secure and safeguarded than Nigeria, his home country, where innocent citizens are subjected to daily panic and anxiety, and respectfully urges the government to consider his valid reasons for seeking refuge, warning that his return to Nigeria could result in him being targeted and potentially killed by bandits.
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