When an aeroplane drops from the sky, the sorrow it spreads travels far beyond where the debris is scattered. The people of the Idoo
community in Egbedore Local Government Area and Ora Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State did not envisage that they would share in the grief the moment they heard the news that a military aircraft, Beechcraft 350 crashed in Kaduna.
The family members and residents of Idoo heard about the demise of their own on the radio after they retired home from farms on Friday night. The compound of Flt.-Lt Opeyemi, Balogun’s Compound, is one of the first compounds that you come across in Idoo. The compound head said: “I could not believe it that Opeyemi won’t be part of those that will bury me. He grew up in my two hands and, unfortunately, I am the one mourning him. The same mouth I used in singing cradle and soothing songs when he was born in Kaduna was the same mouth I am using to render threnodies for him.
“Opeyemi’s siblings had sent someone to Ede community, which is not far from here to lure his mother to Lagos before they broke the news to her. We were suspecting that something was wrong with the sudden invitation of the mother to Lagos.“On Friday’s night, we heard that Opeyemi died in the crash. This saddens our hearts, we abandoned our dinner that night. As the head of the family, I was bitter, I am his father’s younger brother and I must look for ways to console the entire family members.
“There are about eight members of our family who are in the Nigerian military. They followed the steps of Akanji Adeshina, our brother to serve Nigeria wholeheartedly. We are greatly pained of the demise of Opeyemi but we will not be discouraged to give the Nigerian military any of our will children to serve Nigeria,” he said.ADVERTISEMENT
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Osun governor called upon to make public statement of accounts for LGs - Daily Post NigeriaThe Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has been called upon to immediately make public statements of accounts of all local governments since February
Read more »
Children’s Day: Nigeria of our dreams – Children - Punch NewspapersThe most widely read newspaper in Nigeria
Read more »
Italian cable car crash suspects released from jail | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsThree men who were arrested for the Italian cable car crash that killed 14 people were released from jail overnight, after a judge found a 'total lack of evidence' against...
Read more »
Frustrated children and parents | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsBefore I proposed to my wife, Carol, I had fasted and prayed almost like never before to know whether God was in it or not. I, therefore, knew hundred percent that God was fully in my marriage to Carol.
Read more »
TIMELINE: 26 men who served as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff since 1966Until his appointment, the new army chief was the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, the counter-insurgency...
Read more »
Again, Bandits Invade Niger Community, Kill Two, Kidnap Several Islamic School ChildrenBy Laleye Dipo Bandits, again on Sunday, invaded Tegina town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, killing two people, while many children in an Islamic school were kidnapped. The bandits, …
Read more »