A member of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) from Eruku, Kwara State, who was recently freed from captivity, has recounted the harrowing experience he and others endured while held by terrorists in a remote forest.
Speaking about the ordeal, the survivor revealed that the abductors made it clear from the onset that escape was impossible due to their strong control of the area.
It was unimaginable because when we got there, we really knew that it was a dominated area, he said. “Even they had to tell themselves that we are bandits and made us know that there is no one that can just slip away. And with what we saw, nobody could escape. They know all the routes surrounding all those bushes within Kwara and other cities.
The freed victim described the forest as heavily monitored, with the terrorists boasting about their grip on the terrain and their ability to detect any movement across the surrounding bushes.
He said the captives were constantly guarded, leaving them in fear and uncertainty throughout their stay in the camp.
A total of 38 victims were abducted from the Eruku CAC on Tuesday, November 18, and were released on Sunday, November 23, 2025, amid rising kidnap rates across the nation.
The survivor’s account highlights how bold terrorists have become and calls for urgent and serious actions by the Bola Tinubu-led government.
