{"id":70664,"date":"2021-08-13T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=70664"},"modified":"2021-08-13T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:26:02","slug":"they-tied-my-hands-and-legs-for-48-hours-niger-commissioner-recounts-encounter-with-kidnappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/13\/they-tied-my-hands-and-legs-for-48-hours-niger-commissioner-recounts-encounter-with-kidnappers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They tied my hands and legs for 48 hours&#8221; &#8211; Niger commissioner recounts encounter with kidnappers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Niger state commissioner for information, Sani Idris has recounted his four-day encounter with kidnappers while in captivity.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the information commissioner, Idris was kidnapped on August 9 by gunmen who invaded his home in Tafa LGA of Niger state but he has regained his freedom on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The information commissioner, idris when he featured on a TVC programme on Friday described\u00a0his experience with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/09\/abductors-of-niger-commissioner-demand-n500-million-ransom\/\">abductors<\/a> as \u201cdehumanising and humiliating\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Narrating his ordeal while in captivity, the commissioner further disclosed that\u00a0he spent 48 hours under the rain, with his hands and legs tied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank God for everything, but it is not an experience that I will pray for even my worst enemy.\u00a0 It was dehumanising; it was humiliating; it was degrading \u2014 just name it. But we thank God for scaling through,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey took me to a no man\u2019s land, in the middle of nowhere and I was there exposed to the rains for 48 hours with neither food nor water given to me, with my hands and legs tied just to break me. But in the long run, God was there for me and I was able to remain focused and I was able to remain sane. We thank God for that favour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey explained to me that they see my own as a high profile kidnap and they planned it very well. They came with their team from everywhere to ensure that they succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Idris, who described his release as a miracle, said no money was paid to secure his freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not rescued and I didn\u2019t pay any ransom. Nobody paid any ransom. It was just miraculous. When they started, they were very hard on me. They pushed me to a limit that you will never expect a human being to still be resilient,\u201d the commissioner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I give God the glory. Even when they were beating me, I was talking to them that they should have a rethink about this thing they are doing. They think that this thing they are doing is welcomed, and it is favoured in the sight of Allah, in the sight of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of breaking me, I started breaking them. They gave me bread; they started giving me water. They untied me and they began to show concern. Even when we were exposed to the rains, in the night, they will sleep in the rain and then they will allow me to use a tarpaulin to cover myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the long run, I believe it was a miracle. God touched their hearts and they felt I should just go to my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said he is undergoing medical observation, adding that he is hale and hearty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niger state commissioner for information, Sani Idris has recounted his four-day encounter with kidnappers while in captivity. Recall that the information commissioner, Idris was kidnapped on August 9 by gunmen who invaded his home in Tafa LGA of Niger state but he has regained his freedom on Thursday. 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