In the dusty streets of Auchi, a nightmare began on November 22 when gunmen snatched a newlywed couple from their home. The wife was heavily pregnant. The kidnappers wanted ₦50 million.
Fast-forward eleven days and the story exploded into one of Nigeria’s messiest celebrity-activist clashes.
Human rights crusader Harrison Gwamnishu, the man families call when kidnappers strike, helped raise ₦20 million and personally drove the cash deep into the forest on December 3.
What happened next sounds like Nollywood.
The pregnant wife stumbled out alive. The husband did not. Minutes later the kidnappers called: “Money short by ₦5.4 million. Send the balance or he dies.”
Chaos. Accusations. Phones blowing up.
The family turned on Gwamnishu, claiming he pocketed the missing millions. Viral videos showed relatives screaming betrayal in the police station.
Gwamnishu fired back in a midnight Facebook live: “I swapped part of the cash with GPS-tracked dummy notes to catch these animals. The real ₦5.4 million is with the police right now.”
VeryDarkMan, never one to stay quiet, dropped a bombshell video: “I am the one who told police to lock him up. This story no gel at all.”
By December 4, Gwamnishu was in cuffs in Benin City, his white truck impounded, bail denied.
Supporters say he’s a hero who has freed dozens without taking a kobo. Critics whisper this isn’t his first “money wahala.”
As of today, December 8, the husband is still in the bush. The tracking chip has gone silent. The pregnant wife is safe but traumatised.
Two activists who once praised each other now tear each other apart online while a man’s life hangs in the balance.
Nigeria waits, scrolls, and argues: hero or thief? Truth or clout?
One thing is certain—this ransom saga is far from over.
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