Inside a Nigerian DEATH factory (*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*) 

Lost my Vietnam Vet father a month ago, lost my brother yesterday. Thanks for the content, it helps pass the hard times. My father enjoyed your energy and stories. Best wishes to you and yours John. A fellow GWoT Vet.

Imagine having hundreds of friends this dedicated to trying to save you. Incredibly admirable.

As horrific and disturbing as this story was, you have to admire the group who went out relentlessly to try to rescue their friend.

110 guys go to rescue 2 guys. Now that's what I call friends. Full respect to these amazing men.

So it’s spooky time here in New England, and I asked my Nigerian coworker today, “why don’t you like Halloween?” And he said, “I get that it’s part of your culture, but back in Nigeria, if you see a group of people masquerading, you need to run”

Who else feels like the Nigerian police are being paid well to “not notice” this is happening? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

In Nigeria, there’s something called ‘Jungle justice.’ This is basically when the community acts as the police because the justice system is nonexistent. If you want to get any form of justice or answers, you’ll have to get them yourself.

It's extremely sad that Lonray never was rescued. I hope he knows that he was the reason for saving so many lives. And I think it incredibly that this community went to save one of their own!! What amazing people!!

I know this is coming late, but I'm Nigerian and I remember when this happened. My mother didn't allow me step out of the house out of fear. It was truly a disturbing time and Nigerians have been through so much

I live in Nigeria and specifically grew up In Ibadan.... This is not just a story... it was real! The police were nonchalantant about the situation, the locals around the warehouse got fed up of constantly reporting incidents to the police without a positive response. The sad thing is, the rate of ritualistic activity and kidnapping has increased dramatically even in 2022. Thank you for reporting this to the world.

As a Nigerian, it makes me happy to hear Nigerian stories being told, no matter how sad. I also want people to know that the Nigerian police is often complicit in these crimes; at least I believe they are in this. They refused to listen to the locals for years, and also refused to conduct any investigations into what happened there, and worst of all, they hurriedly destroyed the crime scene, making sure no evidence could ever be found. It is crazy being Nigerian.

The stark contrast between the inhuman brutality of the harvesters and the goodness-filled bravery of the okadas is the most fascinating part of this story

I'm overwhelmed by the unconditional love these men had for their guys.... Especially, when each one is the other's competitor... ❤

That group of taxi drivers need more and more recognition! They are truly heroes and the absolute BEST type of friends to have. I'm blown away at their dedication! To all 100+ people who put their lives at danger to save a friend, you guys are awesome and we need more people like y'all in this world

Imagine having 60 men ready to save you when youre in danger every single one of them has my upmost respect

I lost it when I saw the baby shoes. Absolute monsters. These Okada men are all heroes. Each and every one who kept returning to help.

Very unfortunate the attitude of the Police. I'm a Nigerian and his description of the events as usual is so precise and accurate. Keep up the good work Mr. Ballen

Makes me depressed knowing Lanre never knew how much his friends did to find him.. That's 100 real friends right there!

It's astonishing that in one story you can see both extreme human evil, as well as incomparable kindness and bravery from the people who saved the victims.

as a Nigerian, trust me this story is actually more terrifying than he narrated it. He did a pretty job tho! Kudos

This story is unbelievable the cops were involved, probably a high ranking officer. Thanks mr Ballen for a scary story.

This might easily be one of the most messed up stories you've covered. It's terrifying to think about how many more similar places like this exist around the world.

As horrifying and heartbreaking as this story is, there is a sense of wholesomeness in it, just how these okadas risked their wellbeing to save their friend and just marched to that horrible place, they're heroes and they diserve recognition for their actions.

Real life is infinitely scarier than any fiction story could ever be. The sounds, the smells, the sights and worst of all, the anticipation and pain are so awesomely horrendous it’s hard to even wrap my head around. RIP to all those unfortunate enough to go out this way. Even more chilling is the people who purchase items made from these factories- they aren’t living in the jungles nearby. They likely are the wealthiest and most powerful, and they probably aren’t just Nigerian- they probably come from around the world.

I happen to reside in that city when this discovery was made, horrors like these are a norm in Nigeria, the country itself is a Horror..There's so much evil in the land, the water is contaminated by it and the air reek of it. I have seen a lot of Mr ballan horror stories but few compare to the horrors taking place in Nigeria...most buildings house pregnant women whose children upon been delivered are instantly thrown into a motar and pounded with pestle to pulp and used for their evil rituals , others simply kidnap innocent victims, bound and gag them then use them as part of the foundation for their building..mostly churches for miracles, most simple harvest organs from kidnapped victims...all in all, the Government along with the law enforcement agencies is their major client.

I’m Nigerian and still Live in Nigeria this is not just a story, it was a scary reality and a lot of people still go missing not just in Ibadan but in other states. It was great to hear this story from a well researched angle. Thanks a lot Mr Ballen

As a Nigerian, this is very true and still very disturbing several years after. It's really sad that our law enforcement is crap and our justice system non existent. We really have a long way to go

Trigger warning: a similar story, with details. I lived in another country in West Africa, Ghana. The country had four major problems that were somewhat related: (1) ritual organ harvesting, (2) decapitation / head hunting, (3) child abuse, (4) banishing people to "witch" camps. Many locals hated these problems, and many others did not know how to fight back. Details below. (1) Organ harvesting was done for juju magic (called voo doo in Togo) often to gain the ability to comprehend magic or to make money. Typically, the body parts were harvested from someone who wasn't receiving the benefits of magic, although it was normal to give some of your blood for some benefit. So, the person receiving large blessings of wealth did not donate his own heart, for instance, but she might give some blood. If a lot more was needed, like a heart, the heart would be removed from a neighbor, like a younger female relative. Sorcery worked differently. Sorcerers seemed to be more like hit men who made deaths look like natural disaster accidents, but it was always about land inheritance and/or money. (2) Decapitation was usually a punishment or side effect of someone very important dying or some need for power. So, skulls would lift up a coffin of an important person so it need not touch the ground. And if the gong gong rang to announce a curfew because the coffin of an important person was going to be walked through town, anyone who was caught viewing the coffin was decapitated. The victims were often the deaf, who could not hear the gong gong and were easier to capture. That's one of the reasons there are deaf schools to house children and keep them safe and give them a chance at life. Heads were also taken to manipulate an outcome. At a recent political rally, the crowd realized someone had brought the freshly severed head of a woman to help the candidate women the presidency. The crowd was furious, suspected him of murder, and tried to hang him from a tree. The police rescued him. The candidate won the presidency. (3) The child abuse happens everywhere, in every country. It is too known. The caveat is that it's often connected to schools in an explicit way. And the identified patient phenomenon is more extreme than in countries with better functioning police offices. And children are sometimes accused of witchcraft. (4) Witch camps were where "witches" were banished, but many people weren't witches, they were people who went against the grain in their town, village, community. The witch camps were sad, but sometimes people thrived there, on the edge. People would raid the witch camps and burn the "witches" alive, and record footage. A friend and I wanted to rescue the "witches" but we couldn't figure out how. I recently heard the government was doing what it could to dismantle the witch camps so that people wouldn't have to live in isolation, prey to their accusers and exposed to the elements. In the end, every one of these four endemic issues is covered up by people in power or who wanted power, who wanted to protect themselves and the few people they were loyal to while physically sacrificing others they did not feel loyalty to. When reworded in this abstraction, it is not much different than human behavior the world over, but it is more obviously wrong and less shrouded in good intentions or ignorance.

Full Respect to these 110 friends. I know that body parts are called for in some sorcery rituals, and it's disgusting that someone went out of their way to murder innocents, to supply these horrible things, ruining so many lives and families' lives in the mean time.

I live in Nigeria and the ritualistic killings seem to have gotten much worse lately. So many cases of people being killed just this year already. Thank you for sharing this story MrBallen

Imagine having forty friends that abandon their jobs to come try and save you. It’s a heartwarming part of a terrifying story

Imagine they had weapons the first time they went in. It might have been an entirely different outcome because the group going back allowed the kidnappers to most likely get out of that site. If they had weapons they would have been able to push in and catch them by surprise.

I had heard about this kind of thing happening, but only in a very abbreviated form, so I appreciate this thorough and skillful explanation of this horrifying evil. On a related note (but not involving human body parts, at least as far as we know), my mom has a really good friend from Nigeria who used to be married to an evil Nigerian man (he would psychologically and physically abuse her--among other things, have her kneel down before him and refer to him as "Master"). When they got married in Nigeria, she got a large container of rice from her mother-in-law as a wedding gift, in which she found some feathers. After asking around about them, it turned out that those feathers signified that some kind of black magic/curse had been performed. I guess the curse must have worked, because the marriage ended (badly), neither of her 2 sons from the marriage are doing well (one had a complete mental breakdown and is still completely disconnected from reality, while the other is a thief and liar), and now my mom's friend is dealing with a second bout of breast cancer. A sad story for my mom's friend, who is extremely nice and God-fearing; I pray for her often.

The insecurity in my country, Nigeria has increased over the years to a hundred percent. People are killed, raped and kidnapped almost every day. Thanks for telling a story about my country Mr. Ballen, you remain my favorite.

I was born and raised in Nigeria. My uncle and a family friend went missing years ago and were never found again. We spent years looking for them. Sadly, this happens too often in Nigeria.

I’m Nigerian and things like dis are very common if you follow Nigerian twitter pages you would find a lot. If I could post photos on here I would post a recent one that occurred this week on Alfa/herbalist was caught with fresh dismembered head and arms. It’s insane. Another insane thing is if you try to explain to other Nigerians that money rituals don’t work. They would laugh at you and call you all sort of names. Most Nigerians believe in that nonsense as a result of miseducation and probably not understanding how money truly works it’s such a shame

Imagine being a child growing up close to this place for ten years hearing the screams at night.I'm sure the police were getting paid off the whole time.

I am not scared as half as much by ghosts or demons as I am by humans. What men are able to do to others is more horryfying than any story I ever heard about ghosts ....

As a Nigerian, I remember when this story broke.. It was really scary and disturbing. I'm glad Mr. Ballen put this story out there. It needs to be told.

" Had the police followed up... they would have discovered..." Yeah, sure. As if they didn't already know. Those okadas are awesome. Their wisdom to not get the police involved, and their willingness to risk their lives for their fellow humans, warmed my heart. It's atrocious that so many people allowed that to go on for so long. Let's all be like those okadas.

How can the body parts be lucky for a buyer? They weren’t lucky for the owners of those parts. Insanity. Those poor victims.

As a Nigerian, this story hits differently. My grandma lives in Ibadan (that same city) and always warns me to be cautious of the vehicles I enter because of these Soka people. Even till this day, people go missing every single day. I personally know a few people that have survived getting kidnapped by these ritualists. Thank you for covering this story, Mr Ballen.

i am from Nigeria, matter of fact, i attended the university of ibadan whr this atrocity was commited. the accuracy of the narrator is so precise ! barely left any part untold. good job 👍 & thanks for telling the world of this because the Nigerian government wld try to cover it up as much as possible

Normally these things don’t really make me feel sick but this made me feel so sick, I had a suspicion of what was happening but man my stomach dropped. You have such a good way of telling these stories, keep it up ❤

lost my Vietnam Vet father a month ago, lost my brother yesterday. Thanks for the content, it helps pass the hard times. My father enjoyed your energy and stories. Best wishes to you and yours John. A fellow GWoT Vet.

These men are the kinda coworkers/friends everyone deserves. They went above and beyond to help their friend.

As a Nigerian, I am delighted to hear you narrate a story about what happened in my country; but at the same time, I'm depressed that it is such a sad, horrific story with no satisfactory closure. You're such a gifted story teller. Your narration brings the event to life as if one was witnessing it firsthand. There are many such human part "warehouses" in the country, some of which are hidden in plain sight.

I watched and listened to your videos a lot while i was pregnant, now here i am holding my 4 month old, and hes smiling watching you talk. Lots of love my dude.

I absolutely love these stories you share! thanks MrBallen

Human harvesting is shockingly common all over the world. I live in Mexico and the public hospitals here are notorious for harvesting people's organs. It happened to my great aunt. She went to the hospital and the doctors diagnosed her with an illness that allowed them to perform surgery without question. Her 'condition' kept getting worse snd worse until she died. Her family only found out that she was being harvested alive when the local mortician notified them that she was missing many of her organs. That's why my fam and I go to private doctors and always refuse to attend a public hospital. These stories are fairly common unfortunately.

The police aren't just complicit. They're members of this organization. The men who kidnapped that woman probably were police officers, if they were that professional and convincing. All the people underground must have been moved to another factory in the time between the police getting there and the building being demolished.

Honestly I would be pooping my pants if I heard that a hundred dudes armed to the teeth were marching to my place to save their friend. Truly admirable and these people were very brave and caring for their friend

Yet another heartwarming story. Thanks again. MrBallen.

So many narration RU-vidrs, but MrBallen is just the best of them all

“They killed him on sight” for having human tongues in his pocket. Honestly my favorite part. Felt like some type of justice for how absolutely horrific the crime was.

Thank you for telling this tragic yet brave heroic story. They say truth is stranger than fiction, this is true. But just as true is that real life can be more depraved than the most terrifying horror story. It's a shame how far the human condition has fallen 😢. However, I'm encouraged by the bravery and love the Okadas showed toward their fellow man. ❤

The Okadas just sound awesome. They are like one huge friend group that is kind of like family.

Shame on the Nigerian Police, man. Their negligence is just unbelievable.

Hats off to the men who were determined to save not only their friend but other victims

I am also from Nigeria and I'm glad all this out to the world, ❤ thank you for this very accurate report, keep it up

The fact that the authority don't really care, give me goosebumps. Wish that the situation is gonna change for Nigerian people. The world is sick.

As a Kenyan I have witnessed how the motorcycle riders do have amazing solidarity in our country as well. Nigeria is one of the most admired countries in Africa, with beautiful culture, enviable film industry and such incredible faith and ambition. But our justice system throughout Africa is crap, we learn to stand together and fight our battles instead of waiting for the police. May all the victims who suffered these brutalities rest in peace.

As a Nigerian I was so happy to see you covering a case from here. Sadly, the world is beginning to see a glimpse of some of the things the citizens are going through in Nigeria. Thanks Mr Ballen for covering this story with such detail and precision ❤🇳🇬

your detail-oriented storytelling style is masterful and brings you right into the action. Inspiring!

Wow. It's sad to think this atrocity could be widespread in that region and no one is doing anything about it. Thank you for posting this story.

Thank you sir for bringing this story to light. And as horrible as it sounds, this is actually a reality in Nigeria that still exists today at an alarming rate. Thousands of hidden rings like this are still functioning all over the country and no one does anything about it, mostly, because they are largely owned by some very powerful people in the government and also backed by the so-called police who are supposed to protect us. So I don't think anything is going to change soon but at least this kind of awareness on a global scale gives me hope.

As disturbing and chilling as this death factory story was (had never heard of such a thing until now), you have to admire the courage and sense of community of the okada group. The fact that the Nigerian police refused to help them and investigate the matter pretty much confirms that they were in on it too and were corrupt cops...what absolute monsters.

I’m obsessed with your way of storytelling.

Base on many suspicious details about the way the police handled this case since the very beginning (ignoring complaints of screaming from the warehouse, to the way they just simply demolished the warehouse without doing any further investigation before hand and how they are generally dismissive about the whole thing) makes me think that the police most likely had something to do with the "harvesters".

I’m certain the police were in on it. And I find it admirable of the community getting together in numbers to get justice for their friend. I can’t imagine minding my own business and then one day being kidnapped to this horror.

If it wasn’t for that phone call from lonray this place may not still have been found. I feel so sorry for Lonray but he did a great thing there. He saved 100’s of people.

Someone i know (wont go into specifics) used to do private contracting work in africa for a decade. Hed show pictures and tell stories of the crazy stuff hed have to do and witness while over there, and how a lot of the local law enforcement in some of these villages would be in on this type of stuff. Sadly stuff like this seems to be too common over there. He told me he had to make communion with a shaman of this land that he had to help organize the building of an air strip at. And he did this whole ritual with him that involved eating human flesh.

Your story telling capability is IMMACULATE ❤

As a Nigerian having lived in Ibadan for sometime, I can say it’s going to be very shocking to hear how prevalent incidences like this occurs and it’s only ever solved when ordinary people band together to do something about it because most of the time the police are already in on it, heck sometimes they are the ones funding it. It’s sad, really sad. The fact that no one is ever held accountable says a lot too

I really appreciate the Nigerians in the comments sharing their knowledge of these situations; giving more context & validity to this horrific issue.

Nothing like a good dose of MrBallen to start the day!! Thanx John. 😊

It's good to see law enforcement taking an active role in protecting their communities. 👍

Lonray saved so many people; he has incredible friends. Hope his family and friends find peace in knowing his phone call was pinnacle in shining light on this horrible place.

The issue of ritual killings is actually making my country unsafe for people. Thanks for making this video so the world can see what's happening

This story is amazing in that in includes the absolute best of humanity and the absolute worst of humanity, and everything in between, in one story. We need more people in this world like the Okada drivers. May God bless and protect them.

I was born in Ikeja, Nigeria, and lived there for 18 years. It is a country full of beliefs connected to black magic which is called "ju-ju". To perform some rituals it is "necessary" to use body parts that is why this kind of things as people killed for their body parts or organs used to happen (hope they are not anymore). The problem with the local police is that they too were scared and although they probably knew about this they ended up doing nothing to avoid being persecuted by the witch or witch-doctor themeselves. I remember once when I was a child there was a guy who sold spare parts to my father who suddenly disappeared leaving his car inside the yard were we lived. After several days my dad asked why the man did not show up again, if he was not feeling well and why did he live his car and asked some people to go and contact the person and tell him to come and please explain his behaviour. The guy came to my dad and told him he could not use the car anymore because there was "ju-ju" inside it and he would not touch the car or it was "wahala" for him (which meant trouble). So my dad, that did not believe in those sort of things, went to the car with everybody telling him not to touch it, people were screaming and begging my father to stop. He opened the Paugeout and inside the glove compartment found a small woodo doll, he took it out and if front of everyone ripped it, threw it on the ground and with his foot smashed it. He then told the guy to up on the car and go back to work and come back with the spare parts he needed! The people there could not believe what they saw and told my father that he was more powerful than the ju-ju that he must be some kind of wizard himself! =) We always laugh when thinking about it, but the people there were really afraid and really thught the doll would harm them, or even bring them to death because it was cursed.

As a Nigerian living in Lagos (about 60+ miles from Soka, Ibadan) I can confirm that this is much more rampant than should be expected in so many parts of the country! It's a heartbreaking reality that it's part of the lifestyle now and I just want to say a huge thank you for using your platform to shed light on this.

The dismissiveness of the local police regarding this entire situation leads me to believe those "official" looking kidnappers WERE actually the police themselves. They were likely taking bribes to look the other way as this bizarre practice took place.

My Nigerian Father warned me of the witches and rituals that go on there and this sounds like the perfect place to do one. My prayers and blessings to all my brothers and sisters Nigeria!

It sounds like the Nigerian Police were In on the take !! It was a great story about how those people banded together to find their friend when the police refused. Great story and thank you for sharing

As a Nigerian , this makes me so happy that he’s touching other parts of the world and this is sadly a very realistic and common thing.

As a Uber driver this story just reinforces my view to never ever accept someone's invitation into a house, a "party", a strip club, a business. They may be nice in the car, but you never know what happens when walk into an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people.

I love that these guys came together, to try to find their friends.

This reminds me of the woman on Dr. Phil's Show who met a Nigerian man online who was half her age. In spite of Dr. Phil and her family warning her, she chose to fly to Nigeria and marry the man. He also lived in one of the worst areas of the countries where kidnappings and murders were common. I wonder if she's even alive today.

I am Nigerian, and I am re living this horror. We've lost a relative and friends,who are still missing and it's over 20 years. All I can think of at this moment is, I hope they didn't suffer like this before their lives were cut short.

I'm a Nigerian. And I would tell you this, waiting on the police would have been a regrettable decision. They're arguably the most idiotic set of security personnels a whole nation can have. Granted some of them are dedicated to their jobs. But the majority are just basically nochalant and corrupt... And foolish. Best to organize a taskforce of young men and go rescue the kidnapped victims yourselves than wait on the Police because the kidnappers would've accomplished their goals and probably stayed around to make sure they've tidied the whole place before the Police gets there.

The woman who was kidnapped by the “officials” in front of her home is the scariest thing I’ve heard in a long time because it shows how anyone can become a victim of these monsters.

This made me cry, awesome Strong men!

Crazy thing is, those cops probably knew exactly what was going on. They either didn't want to get involved because they were a part of it OR they didn't want a curse put on them. Creepy and horrendous story.

A dear friend of mine lived in Nigeria for several years, and I was told some of the horrific rituals, but nothing like this. I'm just thankful she nor her family live there anymore.

Love your videos I watch them all the time and my husband has started watching them and love them as well!

I truly believe the police had something to do with the trafficking. I refuse to believe that any person of law wouldn’t go and investigate screaming and people going missing. Not only that, they barely investigated the building, then they demolished it almost immediately as if to hide something.

As a Nigerian and a huge fan of your channel, it's really good to hear a Nigerian story here. I'm ashamed to admit that ritual killings has always been rampant in our country and still is to this very day. The negligence from police is either from laziness or to deliberately cover up because sometimes, they're on the payroll of the heartless criminals that carry out these killings. I used to get some satisfaction at the end of your other videos because usually the victims of heinous crimes get justice. But today's story is just a harsh reminder that our country is really f***ed up and has a looong way to go. It's heartbreaking 😔

I love this story....not the horrific parts but the support for one another

I couldn’t sleep when this happened, it was very close to we’re I lived. My friend lost her dad there, she is still struggling till date