[PART 3] 3 DAYS OF HORRORS & TESTIMONIES (THE KIDNAP OF MY DAD) BY …CHICHI ERIOBU
…With the time spent on traffic, and our hopes so high to the heavens, we realised, as we got to Agege police station, that it wasn’t my Dad they found, but another man that somehow fitted into the description.
And for the first time since that ordeal began, I cried. I couldn’t hold it any longer. I had wished it was a dream. But, it wasn’t. My faith was being tested. My strength was being tested. My trust in God was being tested. I felt so broken. But, I remained focused and determined in finding him.
At that point as well, I knew it will only be a miracle that we find him alive. Considering the frequent stories of kidnappers in Lagos.
Deep breaths.
My Dad was an ex Biafran soldier. He isn’t an old man. He didn’t have loss of memory. He wasn’t incapacitated. He speaks Igbo and English very well. Though, because of his health challenge then, he had a little difficulty with walking long distances. And so you see, he couldn’t have intentionally walked away far. He knows Lagos to a good extent. He is a smart young man.
I considered all of the above as I tried to find someone to blame for his missing.
The night was drawing near again. I still hadn’t told any of my family members that their Father and Husband was missing for almost 48hours.
I have a friends and colleagues around me during that period. But two of them(a guy and a lady) stood out amongst others. They denied themselves food as much as I denied myself food. They cried with me. Prayed with me. We prayed at different times on the church alter; pouring our hearts and tears to God. Making demands for a release.
My colleagues and I, about 20+ of us, held hands and had a prayer of agreement. We set a time limit on when we want him found. We cried. Prophecies went forth. Words of knowledge were given.
Don’t forget that my leaders in church were still engaged in a prayer chain over same matter.
9pm that same day. I knew I had to take a drastic step. I had before then understood the power of seed sowing and sacrifices. And, I understood that nothing was too big to be given at that time to save my Dad. I went to my bag where I had my digital camera, took it out.
As I walked to the alter, my girlfriend saw me, she understood the importance of that camera. She went with me. We held the device together, cried and prayed and declared words, and dropped it on the alter.
You won’t believe what happened next… Deep breaths (hmmm).
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