Chidi Mokeme, a veteran Nollywood actor, has avoided an attack by unknown individuals in the Lagos State neighbourhood of Lekki.
On Instagram, Mokeme described his incident, saying he was on his way to the airport to board an international trip when he was double-crossed.
His car was smashed and his glasses were destroyed, and he believes the criminals were after his Louis Vuitton luggage in the rear seat.
"So here I was, stuck in Lagos traffic, in front of VGC to be precise, wondering if, and when, I was going to make it in time for my international flight, praying my driver makes it there before me to pick up the car (he had gone to look for a small basket of agbalumo/udala that I wanted to surprise my sis with), praying my driver makes it there before me to pick up the car (he had gone to look for small basket of agbal
"One part of my brain was driving the truck, while the other was still perplexed as to how Lagos ians always manage to turn a two-lane road into a twelve-lane road and live!"
"With my eye like this, Google Maps was recalculating my ETA from 2 hours to 3 hours and increasing, and I hadn't even driven 100 metres."
"Suddenly, out of nowhere, I observed a white Honda Accord attempting to box me in, and someone leapt in front of my vehicle and began signalling "Stop there, I say stop there."
"In that split second, I had assessed the situation – plain clothes, no uniform, hand reaching inside pants, accomplice running over from the other side of the road, getaway car idling, I took the only option, almost ran him over and climbed the culvert, dashing into the service lane to oncoming vehicles, I took the only option, almost ran him over and climbed the culvert, dashing into the service lane to oncoming vehicles, I took the only option, almost ran him over
"I caught a fleeting sight of the man in the back, and the next thing I heard was a massive explosion, glass shattering and shrapnel flying everywhere."
"My initial thought was, 'What the Fk?' Because'stopping' is the expected and predictable reaction, I refused to do so.
"All my brain told me was to keep moving and take command of the situation." "DO NOT STOP." But I was so desperate for blood that I could taste it in my stomach. Do you know what I did? "Focus on getting my flight, so I kept it moving," I did the only thing that made #ChidiSense to me.
The actor went on to thank everyone for their thoughts and to say that he arrived at the airport safely.
"I appreciate everyone's concern, prayers, and best wishes. I made it to the airport safely, took a few moments to examine the damage, and then went on.
"Compared to who knows what else could have happened, that side window was a tiny price to pay."
He wrote, "Whatever, God pass them."