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Angela Okorie has finally spoken up days after a terrifying robbery attack she says would have cost her life.
In case you missed it, the actress celebrated her birthday on August 17 with some less-privileged children at an orphanage in Lagos. On her drive back home with her brother, they were accosted by armed robbers who almost opened fire on them but for the quick intervention of the officers of the Nigerian Customs.
“I am grateful to God for life. I am a humanitarian and I am always happy whenever I give back to the society. That was why I celebrated my birthday with the underprivileged,” she told Punch.
“My brother was driving and since the road was rough, he had to slow down because of a pothole. All of a sudden, he just told me to bend my head in the car because I was not concentrating. By the time I would realise what was happening, some armed robbers had double crossed us and they alighted from their cars with guns. They approached our car and cocked their guns, ready to shoot. They almost shot us but before we knew it, some officers of the Nigerian Customs Service showed up from nowhere. They intervened and immediately, my brother seized the opportunity to zoom off. That was how we were saved.”
The actress is still shaken by the ambush but continues to give thanks.
“I believe it was God that sent those Customs guys to us because they were not on the road and they came out from nowhere. When I saw the robbers, I was scared but I had faith in God. I wonder what would have happened if God was not on my side,” she said.
Entertainers have been known to be targets of criminals especially robbers. Last September, comedian Basketmouth’s home was invaded by a gang of armed robbers.
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