Festac Bank Robbery: My Late Wife, Baby Will Make Heaven — Widower
Mr Peter Ndirika, 42, husband of the woman killed alongside her one
year, two months old baby by bullets from rampaging robbers that
attacked two banks at 4th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, on Tuesday, said
yesterday that his late wife and baby would make heaven.
Describing his late wife as his best friend, Ndirika said she was also known for her service to humanity. He said: “My wife worked for humanity. She was always out to make people happy, especially the less privileged. She was a loving companion. But we don’t have to blame anyone, even God who allowed it to happen because I believe there’s nothing that will happen in this world without God’s permission.
Meanwhile, at Igando General Hospital where the deceased worked as a nurse, her colleagues were in a pensive mood. Everyone, including members of staff and patients, described late Jane Ndirika as a kind hearted nurse.
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This came on a day policemen from the Anti-Bomb Squad and other
sections under the Lagos State police command were sighted at the
affected banks, taking finger prints.
However, Vanguard gathered that an inquiry would be instituted against the mobile policemen deployed to guard the affected banks
Ndirika, an evangelist in the Lord’s Chosen Church, reportedly left
his home that fateful day with a goodbye wave from his wife, Jane,
unknown to him that it was a final farewell. Unfortunately, when he
returned home, he reportedly met his apartment on Road 8 in disarray,
with blood stains on the wall.
Narrating how the sad news was broken to him, Odirika said: “When I
got back home in the evening, I saw blood every where and people in the
house. My wife’s relative, a lady, was cleaning the blood and at the
same time exclaiming, ‘My sister! My sister!.’ When I asked what
happened to her sister, my wife, she kept quiet. Those around simply
told me to go to the hospital at First Gate. When I got there, I saw my
wife lying lifeless.
The next question I asked was where was my daughter . I was also told
she had been taken to Navy hospital at Satellite town. Immediately, I
moved my wife’s corpse to the Lord’s Chosen Hospital, from where she
was transferred to Alimosho General Hospital where she worked as a
nurse. It was at the hospital that she was confirmed dead. As if her
death was not enough shock, I received a phone call from my wife’s
younger brother who told me that my baby was dead also.”
Describing his late wife as his best friend, Ndirika said she was also known for her service to humanity. He said: “My wife worked for humanity. She was always out to make people happy, especially the less privileged. She was a loving companion. But we don’t have to blame anyone, even God who allowed it to happen because I believe there’s nothing that will happen in this world without God’s permission.
‘’Rather, we should all learn from what has happened. I know that my
late wife and little daughter are in heaven. And to all of us that
are still living today, we will meet her someday because death is
inevitable.
‘’What matters most is where you are going to spend your eternity at
the end of this life and I am confident that she will make heaven. So,
the opportunity that we have to live everyday is a privilege to move
closer to God.”
Meanwhile, at Igando General Hospital where the deceased worked as a nurse, her colleagues were in a pensive mood. Everyone, including members of staff and patients, described late Jane Ndirika as a kind hearted nurse.
A patient, who was discharged from the hospital yesterday, said:
“She was a good woman who always counselled one while administering
drugs to patients. Even when I was complaining about money to buy some
drugs, she told me to concentrate on my health and assured that God
would provide the money. True to her words, my husband was able to raise
money for the drugs. Unfortunately, she is not here for me to express
my gratitude for her reassuring hope.”
Vanguard gathered that the remains of Mmesoma, the baby, was
buried Tuesday night at a cemetery in Mechanic village, around Alakija
area of the state. But the corpse of late Jane Ndirika, who hailed from
Anambra State, was said to have been deposited at Isolo General
Hospital morgue.
Source: Vanguard
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