A graduate of the University of Jos, John Arum Azi, has recounted his traumatic experience after spending 11 days in captivity following a fake job offer that allegedly lured him into the hands of kidnappers in Zamfara State.
Azi narrated his ordeal during a testimony at a church in Tudun Wada, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday.
According to him, he was abducted on April 11, 2026, shortly after travelling from Jos to Zaria, Kaduna State, for what he believed was a legitimate welding job opportunity.
He explained that the suspected kidnappers had persistently contacted him by phone, offering him welding work and even sending him transport fare to convince him the offer was genuine.
“They kept calling me, asking me to come and work for them. They even sent transport money, so I believed it was a real job,” he said.
Azi said after arriving in Zaria, he contacted the individuals, who instructed him to board a motorcycle heading to a village.
Although he became suspicious during the journey, he ignored the warning signs because he desperately needed work.
