What's determining your safety righ now if I may ask.... Do you think you are actually protected by the security men around you ?
The essence of this article is not to instill fear in you, but to help make you more thankful in the end of the session _ We at one point in time have encountered scenes that are life and property threatening and it was far beyond our control
I can still date it back just like it happened yesterday, when I experienced the first House Robbery encounter.
It wasn't that frightening though as seeing this things (Guns) has been a way of life while growing up. I stayed In a very tough and dogged hood (MORE STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY)
It was a very funny experience though and whenever I think back to the scene I just keep laughing at myself 😂...........
THE STORY
It was exactly passed 3am that very night when the men who controls the night (Robbers) arrived, first attempt was from the last Houses at the end of the Street. That first attempt turned out to be unsuccessful according to my neighbors who were still awake. They moved straight to the other apartment still unsuccessful
Ohh men, it's about to get tough
The next place their eyes was on, was our line, I'll describe the apartment to be an inline house of single rooms
According to story I was told because I was far gone in Lar Lar Land (sleeping)
The first attempt
Was on my neighbors door, bang bang bang (Continous matching but UNSUCCESSFUL) And you know who's door is next to be matched ?
You guessed right (Mine)
With same manner they matched Bang, Bang, Bang Lo and behold the Emperor's door opened wide and 
Immediately I knew who they were
The next voice that came was shoot him, and next was where's the gun in this House? in my mind I was like = 🤣🤣 Don't make me laugh bro (DO I SELL GUNS)?
I was still calm on the floor, they asked of the money and other things
They roughed everywhere and made away with some things
But at that point my prayers was that they should just take all they could and just leave without hurting anyone - I can always get everything back
Immediately they left I heard another bang on my other neighbors door they broke into the house collected some valuables and still hit the Man with bottle on his head after then was on another door and another until....
But as the matching was on going it was backed up with Continous shooting this guys, shot continously for more than an hour
A SOUND OF RELIEF
The Nigerian police 😂, another set of cruise
Could you believe this guys (Police) started sounding their sirens From a very farrrrrrr distance and I was like weren't you guys thought on how to counter these robbers ?
They drived in as slowly as possible, I know their brain work (SO THEY WON'T BE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT).... But before they could get to my street junction the guys were gone already, as the police van was entering the street people started coming out of their shells (HIDING PLACES), later on questions were asked and they left
But still on the thankful side that they came because it would have been more than we even experienced
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MEDICINE AFTER DEATH
It was after the experience that very night that the street had to come up with the idea to immediately employ the service of vigilantes... But I later asked myself, are they actually going to protect ?
Well I concluded that only God protects but we humans have to do our own little part
After that scenerio they've not be any other, and I sure know they won't be again, but my advice to you readers is that when it comes to encounters like this, if you have an opportunity to escape please do... But if there's none just surrender yourself calmly and never ever attempt to wrestle set of armed robbers all in the hope that someone will come to your rescue and you both hold the thief down. (DON'T EVER TRY THAT)
But have it at the back of your mind that if God does not watch the city, the watchman watches in vain, So let's be super appreciating for the privilege we've gotten.
Thanks for coming this far
Let's keep some time for other experiences
Till next time, take care