A former soldier urged young military personnel and other security officers to avoid removing belongings from dead suspects, saying the advice helped him survive years of combat and should be taken seriously as a personal belief.
"My people, my message to young soldiers. As soon as una don pass out and return to work, this is the secret wey I dey use to survive. I work with young soldiers, and I don't want them to die again.
The secret my father gave me about 14 years ago, after praying for me, was this. Nothing like Jvjů. Whenever you n£utr@l!se a cr!m!nal, t£rr©r¿st, or b@nd!t, don't remove anything from the person's body.
Don't remove anything from the dec£as£d's body. Don't take the person's phone, wristwatch, or anything at all. Leave the person with everything. Even the w£ap©n the person carried, use your left leg to shift it aside, pick it up, and hand it over to the authorities. They will take care of the weapon and the d£c£@sed.
Don't remove anything from the person's body. The reason is that a cr!m!n@l is already c¥rs£d. Anything on the person's body is c¥rs£d. If you take anything from the body, that c¥r§e will follow you because the person is already d£@d.
That's why you hear that a soldier d!ed unexpectedly. Let me tell you, eh? You can just see b¥ll£t where the waka go on his own, one nonsense stone go just hit am, he go divert come meet you. they go say you don go.
Let me tell you the truth. People say I don't d¿e because I keep this secret.
Look at this place." (Pointing at his forehead). "I was hit here, and it came out through the side of my head. Another one entered my stomach and came out through my back.
This one happened at Jilly. Another one is still in my body in another location. But by God's grace, I'm still standing here talking to you.
My advice is simple: don't take anything from a dead body. I don't want young soldiers to d¿e again.
This advice is not only for soldiers. It also applies to the police, NSCDC, and every security personnel. Don't take anything from anyone you have n£utr@l!sed. That thing is not worth your life. Your life comes first.
During training, they teach you that your life comes first. This is the greatest secret I can share with young soldiers.
People talk about Jvjv, but in the bush you will meet people whose Jvjv is stronger than yours. I'm not saying my grace is greater than theirs, but keep this secret.
The greatest gift I can give you as a young soldier is this. God bless you all, and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I love you all."
~ Nigerian soldier advises young troops never to take belongings from d£@d bodies, saying the personal principle has helped him survive years of combat operations.
