My Survival Series Pt9: The Journey To Yola

We began to seek for ways to leave  Fufure Local government area that night. we asked questions about how to get a means  but all seemed abortive until we saw a trailer van which was being loaded with bags of  beans and maize. we talked at length with the men in charge narrating to them how we escaped and passed through cameroun in days to get to Fufure town that night. they had pity and got furious at the attitude of the driver who dropped us off.



They asked us to be patient as they load their vehicle. they assured us that some space will be reserved for us to occupy. we thanked them and waited with high optimism.






Few hours later, they were done so we and some other students made our way into the vehicle and left Fufure town that night. while moving, the vehicle had to spend the night a particular town due to the curfew imposed on that area. we slept again out there in the cold. we shared the hips of bags as beds. at least this night there was something to lay on unlike at the camerounian border. God's mercy was upon us as we all were able to rest peacefully irrespective of the stress and tiredness.






Early in the morning, we all woke up and had a devotional prayer together. the driver was set to move so we moved on with the journey. little by little we were moving and finally we got to Yola the state capital of Adamawa state Nigeria. we were dropped off. we thanked the driver for his kindness and collectively we all made our way to the motor park.






As we got to the park, we finally had to separate   with each other after almost a week of survival series of journey. it was painful but we all had our families to get to cause they all have been so worried about us. below are the names of all of us as a survival team right from the moment of the terrorist invasion till the the end of our survival journey;



1. Ikechukwu Ani - Me

2. Chijioke Charles Ani - My younger Brother

3. Mimi Ibritam

4. Blessed Emmanuel

5 Aniekeme Bob

6. Uduak Abasi

7. Udoete Joseph

8. Favour Itoro

9. John Adikwu

10. Uti

11. Precious Obialor

12. Vivian

13. Charles Etieto

14. Williams

15. Friday

16. Ukpe

17. Stella

18. Amaka

19.Three other ladies whose name i can't recall. we met with them along the routes of our journey




The above listed persons became a family in this survival journey. may the love we shared with each other keep growing in our hearts never to die. it was all by the mercies of God that we were all able to survive. i lost my friend Abraham to the terror attack. Favour in the list above lost her cousin brother Itoro. may their souls rest in peace. this is the end of my survival series true life story. thanks for having the time to read them bit by bit. may one love keep us all together.



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