Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Richard Obudu, 24, was surfing the internet at about 11 p.m.in his room in Guto, a sleepy community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), last Wednesday, when suddenly he started hearing the dreadful sounds of heavy gunshots.

Curious, he decided to peek through the small sliding window of the self-contained apartment where he stays with his pregnant sister and husband.

What he saw next nearly cost him his life.

"I went to the toilet to see what was going on. There was light there," Mr Obudu told PREMIUM TIMES, pointing at the lamp at the back of the house, which was facing the main house that was said to be the target.

"I started opening the window gradually, and saw one of them holding a gun. The moment he saw t...