It was 9:00 PM when we escaped, and by 10:00 PM, we had booked our tickets to Florida at LAX. As the plane approached Miami, we hijacked it and flew to Cuba. The Cuban government welcomed us as heroes and put us in contact with Eldridge Cleaver of the Black Panther Party.

Eldridge insisted that Robert and I join the Black Panther Party to help establish an international office. This office was set up, and 14 months later, we relocated to Algiers, Algeria, to establish another office there. After spending over a year with the party, I left and continued living in Nigeria for the next 30 years. During that time, I helped people, primarily Americans, and worked on behalf of the Nigerian government.

In 2001, I was kidnapped by the FBI and returned to the United States, where I was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

Now that I am out, I find myself in need of assistance. The Social Security Income (SSI) I receive barely covers my expenses. Unfortunately, since being diagnosed with lymph node cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, the money is no longer sufficient.

I am reaching out for help. An old Panther needs your support.