Friday 8 February 2013

XMAS DAY BLAST- This pathetic story might interest you

This is pathetic 
I saw this story on Coolfm  facebook page

 Alive because she refused to go to church on Xmas day but lost both her parents and siblings who went. Meet Nancy Maduka!

For 13-year-old Nancy, who was the last born of the family, the decision not to attend the Christmas day early morning mass was the saving grace that kept her alive. She lost her father, Francis; her mother, Jennifer and two elder sisters in the bomb blast. Despite all pressure on her by her father and her siblings, Nancy gave series of reasons not to go with them for the service.

She pleaded with her parents to allow her to stay at home to enable her to have her hair-do. When it became evident that she was not ready to go with them, her mother, in annoyance, left her with some money and directed her to put finishing touches to all the food items bought for the preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ after service.

Francis and Jennifer Maduka, parents of Nancy, with their two elder daughters left for church but could not return to their home again. It never occurred to any of the members of the family that the encounter they had was the last.

No premonition that death was lurking aroud, not even during the mass. Not even the directive by the Parish Priest, Reverend Father Isaac Achi, that all parishioners should wait and part-take in a Christmas gift from “Baby Jesus” after the mass was strong enough to stop the family from leaving.

Far away from the church, Nancy was set to have her hair-do when a loud sound rented the air. Like a wild harmattan fire, the news of the bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church went round the entire Madalla. Suddenly, Nancy remembered that her parents and sisters were in the church. Like the speed of the light, Nancy dashed to the church and within a twinkle of an eye, her life changed; she became an orphan, because her parents and two sisters were roasted in their car by the explosion that ensued from the bomb blast.

Nancy said: “I was not with them this morning, I had to go and do my hair this morning because I was in church throughout yesterday, preparing for the Christmas. So, I was unable to make it to the mass, despite the pressure mounted by my father to dress up and go for the early morning mass.

“At about 7:30a.m., I went to do my hair and where I went to do my hair, I heard some people talking about a bomb blast at St. Theresa, so I went to check because my parents and sisters went for the mass this morning. As I was about entering the church and was making enquiry, I saw somebody lying on the ground dead. I know my dad’s car; everybody in the car was dead. The first person I identified was one of my sisters; she was dried up by the fire from the explosion. I saw my parents in the front seat, and they were all burnt in the car. I lost all, my parents, my sisters. I lost all. I was crying, because I can see a bleak future ahead of me. Where do I go from where I am? I was not only confused; I initially felt all hope was lost. The only thing I recalled was that some people came and dragged me away from my father’s burnt car,” Nancy stated

Now living with the parish sisters, Nancy was a pity sight on Sunday. She looked ahead to a bleak future, but still has hope.

“I don’t know why this happens, but since this is the way the good Lord wants it, let it be. All I know is that all hope is not lost. I strongly believe this is not the end of the world for me. I know God has a plan for me to have speared my life,” she said.
NOW THE QUESTION IS THAT WHAT HAVE THE GOVERNMENT DONE FOR HER???
WHERE IS SHE?
HOW IS LIFE WITH HER?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Do we have a goverment in this country... God Almighty that isolate her from d death of her entire family will continue to help her. Dele