An Escombe Avenue man’s ordinary evening turned to terror when he was abducted by hijackers.

According to police information, the hijacking took place at around 19:00 on October 6 after the victim returned home from the shops and parked his silver-coloured BMW 320d inside his yard.

As he was about to close the gate, he was approached by three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The trio demanded his car keys, which he handed over without resistance. All three entered the vehicle, and forced the victim to go with them.

The victim was seated in the back with one of the hijackers, while the other two occupied the front seats.

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While driving, the hijackers demanded the victim’s cellphone and forced him to unlock it and open his banking app.

He was then forced to make three money transfers, totalling close to R5 000. During the drive, the hijackers communicated with an individual over the phone.

They then stopped at an undisclosed location where a fourth man joined them. They then continued driving.

Later they arrived at a location where the victim’s face was covered with a black hat. All the men exited the vehicle, but one of them kept returning to demand the iCloud PIN for the victim’s iPhone.

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The victim was removed from his vehicle and made to sit outside. When they later returned to where the BMW was parked, the victim noticed that the vehicle was no longer at the scene.

The hijackers then got into a Volkswagen Polo and drove the victim to a bushy area. There, the victim was instructed to run and not look back.

He complied and continued running until he reached a housing complex in an unidentified area, where he sought help.

In addition to the BMW, the hijackers also made off with the victim’s iPhone, a laptop and some of his work belongings. Cases of hijacking and kidnapping are under investigation by Brakpan SAPS.