27/05/2019
MY MECHANIC PUT US IN TROUBLE
Last 2 weeks, our Honda Accord 2015 model developed electrical issue, my husband drove my car to his office and told me that our 'trusted' mechanic will come and pick up the Honda for repairs. This was the norm, he usually takes our cars for repairs or servicing and brings it back in the evening.
In this fateful day, he carried it but called in the evening that the work couldn't be finished, he eventually brought it the following evening. 3 days later, police men from Force headquarters, Abuja came with a letter of arrest for my husband, they took him to their station, we later realised that our car was used as UBER and the people carried in it were missing.
We were told that a man, requested an UBER ride for his sister and son, from Wuye to Asokoro, it showed our car and plate number ABC 959 HM, but a strange picture and phone number, he confirmed the ride and his sister was picked up.
After an hour, he called the sister to ask if she had reached her destination and how the service was so he could rate the driver but her phone was switched off.
He had to raise an alarm to the police after many hours of trying. The police traced the registered UBER car and had to arrest the owner of the car, my husband.
The mechanic was no where to be found, we were in deep trouble. The UBER car driver number has since been switched off. My husband was in detention and was refused bail.
The day before he was to be charged to court, I was called to come over to the station, we were told that the missing lady and son had returned home, she said she couldn't remember anything, the last she could remember was waving her brother goodbye as she stepped into the car, she woke up in the outskirts of kogi state and borrowed a phone to call her brother.
My husband was released afted paying a bail of N400,000 because the police said they have been investigating and will continue to search for the mechanic.
Pls people, be careful who you give your cars to, if its possible for you to stay with the mechanic till he is done with the repairs, please do. If not, assign someone to do so.
Make sure they dont drive your car round and round, if its possible to check the mileage before handing over your keys to them, please do.
Always be prayerful, the rate of abduction is high. And if youre entering a cab, make sure another person has the details of the cab driver and car and be sure someone knows where you are going to.
Im sharing my testimony because I said I will if Allah delivers my family from this problem.
Hajia Aisha G.