Popular Nigerian digital creator, English Alhaji, has raised concern after reportedly receiving phone calls from suspected bandits.Media literacy education
He made the allegation in a video shared on his Instagram page, where he expressed worry over the situation.
This comes a week after he publicly praised youths of Achepe community in Nasarawa State for successfully repelling a bandit attack.
However, English Alhaji criticised the youths’ decision to hand over some of the captured suspects to the military, saying it was a mistake in his view.
“Why? Why? Do you want the army to reintegrate them? Abi the once they integrate never do una? You want them to integrate more of the terrorist? Why handling them over to the military? Unalive this boys. You don catch them and collected the AK-47 rifle from them, kpai them. Why giving them to the police again? Youth of Achepe, una no do well for that one oo.”
However, in a now trending video shared on his Instagram page, English Alhaji claimed that his life is under threat after receiving a disturbing WhatsApp video call from suspected bandits.
According to him, the callers issued threats over his recent comments, where he had advised Nigerians on how to deal with bandits. He further expressed fear for his safety while also sharing what he said was a recorded clip of the call as evidence.
“Nigerians, so yesterday in the afternoon bandits called me on a video call. You can see the confidence, you guys are no longer hiding. They no longer cover their face, they’re everywhere. They got my WhatsApp number on my Facebook page. They turned their camera to show me ammunition. Na now I know the kind danger wey I dey.
“They said why do I tell people to be killing them. One of them said this thing wey I dey tell people to unalive them when they catch them, don’t hand them over to the military, kpai them. They said what if they catch me, they will do that same thing to me”, he said.