Novelvibes

As we all came on board in the big ship,the rescue teams inside the ship searched each and everyone of us if we were with drugs or weapons and we were all giving a hand band which signify the conditions of our state before they found us, and the band had numbers on it and we seated in groups the way we where rescued. we were giving some kind of plastic nylon, the type that is used to wrap valentine gift to cover because it became cold and windy latter at night, we also saw the first set of group that left us, and there boat was almost in the point of sinking before rescue found them we meant people also from other part of african country inside, the ship was filled with all of us who were illegal migrants. some people where being take inside a room in the ship for questioning so to identify the driver of the boats and the assistant, mean while before we saw rescue an helicopter came to snap pictures of us, so they already new the people they were looking for. after the i...

Before the truck came back to get the others that was still remaining in the camp the first boat that was being assembled was done and was ready for take off, biscuit, water, galloons of fuel where arrange at the middle of the balloon boat after they all carried the boat into the sea, and the 120 set of people entered and the drivers of the boat where mostly Gambians who has no experience of driving this types of boat than the ones they drive in they place, and with the help of an assistance who reads the compass and hold the phone that was given to them by the arab men in case they get lost or cant find they way on the mediterranean sea to call them. Just like that they drove off and it was then our turn, after the truck brought the rest that was remaining in the camp we all assisted in any way we could to get the next boat ready. and at 3 am in the morning we finish assembly of the boat and put all that was needed inside the boat just like they did with the first boat that lef...

After three weeks of waiting to cross the mediterranean sea there was still no signs of the connection man or the arab people who were to take us to the crossing point, mean while we where hungry to death no food no water and sometime the arabic men comes very rear to bring us water, bread, bag of rice tin tomatoes and groundnut oil, but the rest things to prepare it was history. And those that we shared our food to when we newly arrived had other ways we did not no about to get themselfs things they needed and became selfish to the rest of our with it, it was a serious choas in this camp and we were in the middle of nowhere with land without trees surrounding us. every day was fight in the camp there was no superman in this camp anybody that was found going against the rule of the camp get beaten by everyone. this continue going on we were all tired of the place as hunger became worst then before, some people started falling ill while the girls were all smelling because th...

AND so came the day of the risky journey to this small town closed to the sea, it only takes the grace of what ever people believe in to get them safely to the next camp which was in the small town closed to the sea, many have tried but did not made it there and was sent to prison. it was around 5pm in the evening when a fish coldroom truck vehicle, that is used to carry fish came to pick those that have payed for the journey, and as usual we bought the things we needed before hand, this was biscuit, bread, water, and plastic bottle minerals.  we all entered inside the truck with all the things we bought and the door was closed and the vehicle started driving, we drove for almost 3 hours but we could not see outside for we were looked inside the truck still the vehicle suddenly stopped and our quest was check point and by now we all knows the rules while on the journey which was never to make noise or you will get everybody busted and sent to prison. after some few minute o...

In this new ghetto i meant some people who have tried to cross to the small town closed to the sea after tripoli but where cut and send to underground prison. tripoli nowhere is safe for a black person even in the ghetto as well, many ghetto have been invaded by the libyer mafias who took people to work for them without payment, while the solders send people to underground prison where the girls a mostly raped by them and the men work for them free. we always stayed inside the ghetto and go out as early as possible to felch water when the citizens a still asleep or when somebody is looking for black people to work for them, this work connection only come through the man that owned the house who was a retired army but rented the house to a connection man who used it for his business. it was really hard to work in tripoli sometimes when we finish working for them we dont get payed and when ever we are going back to the ghetto we get chased with stone by the arab children so...

we all waited at the place where the vehicle dropped us off for some minute and then two cars showed up and four arab men came out of them and opened the car doors and we entered three to a car by we seating on the back, and that was how we where all carried away. AS we drove into the city of tripoli there was a check point with soldiers, we were stopped and they spoke with the driver and then freed us to drive trough. as the car was driving we were looking out side from the car window seeing all the bullet hole on the houses, the car drove for about 1 hour still we a arrived at a house that was fenced and then we came down and nock at the small gate and the ghetto boss open the gate for us and we entered and also meant people there that told us immediately to go and baff for we where smelling and thay throwed away all the cloths we were putting on so not to bring desert warrior which was like a bug that suck blood into the ghetto. .........................to be conti...

Then the day of the journey to tripoli came and some other people who has also paid for the journey came the day before the journey started we bought some things like bread biscuit and plastic bottle minerals with us before starting the journey with a hilux. we drove out of sahba city and spent the whole day driving and stopped latter at night at a place that looks like some kind of a real estates but only had a place for security and was fenced with gates in all the compound, we entered the compound and saw other people also we all spent the night there sleeping on the ground. and the same hilux came the next day and the driverman called our names, i heard my name and then entered the hilux. as soon as all names where called the journey continued and stop again at night in a small town but i cant remember the name the next day after much waiting for the hilux to come and pick us up so we can continue the journey, but it came at around 11 am and called our names again this ...

we stayed there for one week without going outside, this was where all the kidnappings happen mostly to those that did not used a trusted connection, Although there was nothing like trust as far as libya was concerned everybody bear him papa name cus them no day tell man na man day decide, this were the words used over there. we where then transferred again to another ghetto still inside sahba and it was our last bus stop of the money my friend payed. getting there it was a fenced compound that was owned by a white arabic man who use it for goat rearing and rent it out also to a 9ja man who built a house that was roofed with tarpoly. as we entered inside we met another set of people that came also from different countries and again another ghetto boss welcomed us in. my friend left me there after two weeks time 😢😢 because he did keep to his promise by bringing me to Libya and now it was just me and my God and the rest others that was still in the ghetto because they a...

After much ride on the journey to sahba we arrived at about 1 pm in the afternoon in a near by area close to the town and the driver stopped and we came down and change to another hilux which carried us to a house near by the main city of sahba. we were there for about 2 hours before another hilux showed up again, but this time we were divided and pick up according to the connection men hands we pass through, we entered the vehicle few in number so not to attract attention to us and make it look as if we were coming back from work as we were going to drive through the city main roads. hmmmm as soon as we entered the city O MY GOD it was like a war zoon in sahba what we were seeing was not what we expected, there was bullet holes all over the wall of the buildings then i asked myself who send me. while still on the street of sahba we had some eyes that did not go to the mosque starring at us like we stole something. finally we arrived at our first ghetto the vehicle an...

On getting there we saw other vehicles that also broken down, and we waited there for some time so our vehicle engine could cool off before continuing. we drove off after some hour but forgot to check the amount of water galloons we have left, water became more valuable than gold to us, the more we drink the more we want because the water was salty. again it was sunset and the hilux stopped we camped another night on the desert. we continued the journey the next day which was saturday and there was signs of human life which told us that we were close to sahba, we came across two more check point where we trade our phones to the solders there for small amount to Libya money which was dinars and those who had extra money on them change theys also to dinars and we where aloud to fetch water from they well before continuing. we arrived first at a town in libyer called Qatrun, we spent the night there in a fenced house built with bricks and that was where we all took turns...

on day 4 which was thursday with the hot desert sun blasting us, we arrived at the first check point in the desert,  NO matter which part of africa country any one of us were coming from this check point was a must. with solders everywhere and we saw people being flogged with there heads down touching the hot desert ground and there ass facing upward to the sky, kai when i saw that i got goosebumps instantly,other people were seating down on the ground and we were asked to join them while our driver left us and went inside with one of the soldiers. while we on the other hand were seating down scared and watching what was going on, some girls were taken to a room where they came out dressing up, while we were still seating down waiting for our turn, after about two hours our driver showed up and told us to get on the hilux, our guest was the connection men who has called and spoke with them, but for me i was more interested on leaving that place, we drove off leavin...

After an hour we arrived at the main city of agadez and the driver dropped us off in a house built completely on clay sand and fenced also with it. entering the compound we met another set of new people from other african counties, but the sun in agadez on the other hand was unbelievably hot. Tho it did not distract some girls that was also on the journey not to do there business, mean while my throat was already sore because of the hot and salty water that was available. the day before the next journey which was on sunday we were ask to buy all that we needed which was blanket, socks cap, eyeglasses , hand glove, 25 gallon and another 5 litres of water, the only 2000naira that was with me i gave it to my friend and he completed it and we bought all that we needed. staying in a place you dont know any body, you have to be friends with everybody. finally it was on monday evening at 9 pm came three hilux vehicle and all the waters and bags where first arrange at the back ...

After one hour latter the car dropped us in a city called zinden in Niger where a small bus again with another set of travellers that was waiting for us to arrive. Then we were all loaded in this small bus like sardine, we inhaled each other air due to insufficient air. after some minute of driving the bus stop and we all came down and some and some niger guys with bikes came and we entered three to one bike including all the girl that was travelling as well, the bikers drove as fast as they could to avoid getting caught by the securities in zinden. finally we arrived at a small village house build up with clay sand, at this time it was 5 am in the morning were we all rested for some hours. due to the fact that the bikers did not allowed us to take our bags with us we lost some of our food, they insisted that they will be the ones to bring our bags were all our food staffs where in, with this method they took time to select all of our best goodies we bought for the jou...

I was at this point confused for i had no how to reach him or his real name including where he lives maybe that would have helped me go to the police station to report the case, and the one room apartment i rented was due and the land i rented and also where i was buying scrabes irons was all in the point to expire. i was sad to see all my effort was for nothing, i could not tell anyone about it for i was too ashamed to do so. After three days of all this misfortune an old friend of my came to pay me a visit and saw how terrible i was and i could not hide it any longer at this point, so i told him everything so he told me he can't help me, but he was planning to travel to europe and by virtue of being a mechanic that i could make money with my skills over there i did not think twice of his offer and said yes that he can count me in. mean while after he left i was still trying to find the guy who has scammed me but he was nowhere to be found, after one week latter th...

Just like every other 21 year old boy thinking the grass is more greener at the other side, well it really was not how i thought it was. Hello am Jerry and am here to tell some of my life story as a son of the soil born proud Nigerian that is also proud of his race and people but hate his government. my story is no different just like so many other who came out from a poor background but i was lucky enough to attend school before i dropped out due to no money to go further i tried all my best to stay away from trouble and to do that i started learning handwork as a mechanic, which i did for three years and got freed but had trouble starting my because i had no money for i had to look for other alternative for i started picking irons to rase some funds to buy the things i needed i did this for six months and earned some good amount doing it on still i meant a guy, who told me he has a very big seller that wanted to sell some large amount of coppers to him that he had no mone...