A woman, madam Grace Omokoro Joe whose
only child was killed in the Nyanya bombing
narrated the untimely death of her only
child who was to resume his first ever work
on the said date in Abuja. The woman has
been going through tough times since she
lost her son.
She fainted when she saw her
son’s dead body at the park, and fainted the
second time when the second bomb blast
occurred. Right now, her only brother has
relocated her from Nyanya since she can no
longer stand the trauma.
Madam Grace spoke at a protest staged by
the Nigerian Women in Clergy on Friday ,
under the leadership of Prophetess Nonie
Roberson. The clergy women had used the
protest to create a forum to target post
traumatic syndrome among people they have
identified as ‘forgotten victims’ of the bomb
blast.
Narrating her horrible experience, the woman
whose husband is also late said on the
fateful day, her only child, Joel Olukayode, a
graduate of Federal University of Technology,
Minna was to resume his first temporary job
in Abuja town. She said " on the fateful
morning, we had our morning devotion and I
asked my Son to take at least a cup of tea,
but he said he was okay, and I gave him my
blessing. After 10-15 minutes that he left, the
blast went off. I went outside to check if he
was still there, but I didn't see him, so I
quickly ran to the park, and on getting there,
I saw my Son on the ground, dead. That was
the last thing I could remember. He was my
only child, and I guess, I died momentarily
with him and I died the second time, but God
says, there is still time."
Also narrating how they have been coping
with the trauma of the blast, Mr. Balogun,
brother to the bereaved woman said it was
not easy going from one Mortuary to the
other, checking all dead bodies of the victims
of the blast before they could identify the
body of the late Juel Olukayode, a 29 year
old graduate of Chemical Engineering.
He
said "When she fainted, the body was taken
away. So, when she was revived, we had to go
to almost all hospitals in Abuja where bodies
were deposited, looking for Joel's body,
before we finally got it. The trauma of looking
at almost all dead bodies deposited in
various hospitals can better be imagined."
Balogun said.
Please, this woman and many others need
help. Well-meaning Nigerians and the
government are to join this campaign.
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