Jan 2021
On this day, it was a Sunday,
Just like any other day,
A lazy afternoon after morning service,
Day turned into night without notice;
I lost a dear friend that night,
With whom I earlier shared Christmas delight,
Cut down by a mad driver,
And never to bee seen again, never;
Many more would taste eternal transition,
The still dark murk welcoming them into oblivion,
Such was the terror of exploding ordinance,
The earth shook, hearts stopped, silencing all new year plans.
Just like any other day,
A lazy afternoon after morning service,
Day turned into night without notice;
I lost a dear friend that night,
With whom I earlier shared Christmas delight,
Cut down by a mad driver,
And never to bee seen again, never;
Many more would taste eternal transition,
The still dark murk welcoming them into oblivion,
Such was the terror of exploding ordinance,
The earth shook, hearts stopped, silencing all new year plans.
On January 27, 2002, the Nigerian Army Cantonment in Ikeja went off in exploding ordinance as their armoury caught fire.
Many Nigerians died, one of whom was my good friend in church. Run over by a speeding car.
It was a day filled with terrifying explosions and mindless running helter skelter.
Until today, the truth about what truly happened is interred with those unlucky to have met gruesome demise when ashes rained from the skies and day turned into a disastrous night.
Many Nigerians died, one of whom was my good friend in church. Run over by a speeding car.
It was a day filled with terrifying explosions and mindless running helter skelter.
Until today, the truth about what truly happened is interred with those unlucky to have met gruesome demise when ashes rained from the skies and day turned into a disastrous night.
