GOD WAS WITH ME IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH

Honourable Chukwudi Ozoeluba Augustine, a young Council Member in Anambra Local Government, on his way to a friend’s function, was kidnapped at gunpoint by four unidentified gunmen.

As soon as they got hold of him, they pushed him into his car, tied his hands to his back, blindfolded him and tied his legs. They shot into the air to keep onlookers at bay as they drove him to an unknown destination in a swampy forest.

Before arriving at their final destination, they tried to contact certain accomplices by phone and he could hear them negotiating to come and deposit a victim but those contacts told them that they were not available at that moment.

When they reached their destination with him, one of the gunmen said that they should kill him and asked him to say his last words. He prayerfully said, ‘Emmanuel, You will save me!’ in his heart as they pushed him to his knees half naked. When they pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger, the gun did not go off and they left him in confusion, blindfolded with his hands and legs tied.  When he realised that he was alone, he started to struggle to get loose and repeated, “Emmanuel!” and the ropes miraculously loosened. He managed to escape to a nearby hotel where he was able to alert the police and call for help.

His advice was for people to strongly believe in God and to call upon the name, Jesus from a sincere heart.