Do you believe in ghost stories? If you do, you might love to hear what this Nigerian man has to say about an encounter with the ghost of Lord Frederick John Lugard.
A Nigerian man identified simply as Harold as taken to Twitter to share his encounter with the ghost of Lord Frederick John Lugard on Tuesday, January 1, at his residence in Akwa Ibom state.
The man narrated the story of his journey from his hometown to where Lord Lugard’s house his located in Ikpa Ibekwe, Ikot Abasi local government area.
On 1st January, 2019, I had an encounter with the ghost of Lord Lugard when I visited his abandoned & apparently, haunted residence at the coastal village of Ikpa Ibekwe, located in Ikot Abasi LGA of Akwa Ibom State. I have chilling footages that prove I’m not being paranoid.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
According to the man, it is a taboo for his family members to leave the house on Christmas Day and on New Year Day. He noted that his family believes that those are the days targeted by the supernatural.
He, however, explained that he decided to leave the house on New Year Day against his family beliefs.
For purposes of clarity, the Lugard I am referring to is Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the last Governor of Southern Nigeria Protectorate, the last Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the first Governor-General of Nigeria. Yes, that Lord Lugard. Flora Shaw’s husband.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
It is a tradition in my family that, no one steps out of the house on 2 specific days – Christmas day & January 1st – unless you’re going to church. My parents believe that, those days are specially targeted by men of the underworld to strike when mortals are merrymaking.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
But on 1st January, 2019, I went against my parent’s advice and headed for Lord Lugard’s residence in the company of my friend and my brother. As we embarked on the trip, I was excited and scared at the same time. I had a sense of foreboding, but I didn’t know why.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
The 1st manifestation of the foreboding I had when leaving the house was when we got to Mkpat Enin (another local government). Here, we encountered a crowd of juju worshippers who barricaded the road and chanted eerie cult songs.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
The man revealed that he had gone out with his brother and a friend. He narrated how they encountered strange occurrences on their way to Lord Lugard’s home. They allegedly met occult people on their way and their car got spoilt strangely.
They were dressed in different colourful, but ragged attires, and brandished cutlasses at us. I wanted to take a photo of them, but my friend asked me to put my phone away, saying it could infuriate the group. I did as told.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
About 15 hard-faced boys with cutlasses surrounded our car. The boys started dancing while chanting noisily & striking their cutlasses against each other. I looked at my friend, then mouthed silently, “what do we do?”
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019
Morer Here;
A passerby who spotted us, quickly signalled us to drop some money, screaming: appease the gods! We did as directed by throwing a naira note through the car window. It appeared the gods were appeased by our act as the boys immediately made way for us to drive through.
— Harold (@haroldwrites) January 5, 2019