Monday, April 14, 2024 – Actor Alexx Ekubo has taken to social media to mourn his colleague, Jnr Pope Odonwodo, and four others who died in a fatal boat accident in Anambra state on April 10.
In a post shared on Instagram, Alex expressed sadness over the fact that the day he celebrated his birthday was the same day some of his colleagues in the film industry lost their lives.
He decried the amount of ‘’senseless and
avoidable deaths'' Nigerians face daily. He added that what is more shocking
and heartbreaking is the ‘’merry-go-round during a critical emergency, the
sheer display of ignorance, nonchalance & high-level illiteracy when the
boat accident happened. He went on to pray that may God surround us with people
with wisdom and human sympathy in our helpless moment and not those more
interested in creating content out of our situation.''
His post reads;
‘’What is the meaning of life?
One minute
we are here, the next minute we are not.
The tragedy
of the boat accident that happened days ago, still has me shocked to my bones.
While I was
celebrating my birthday, others were fighting for their lives.
I haven’t
been able to attend any event or function properly since then, as I can only
imagine the unbearable pain & utter confusion the families of all those
whose lives were lost are in.
It’s
incomprehensible the amount of senseless & avoidable deaths we are faced
with each day in this country.
More
shocking & heartbreaking is the merry-go-round during a critical emergency,
the sheer display of ignorance, nonchalance & high-level illiteracy.
May we be
surrounded by people with wisdom, & human sympathy in our helpless moment,
& not those more interested in creating content out of our situation.
Dear God,
please accept the souls of Jnr Pope, Abigail Frederick, Precious Oforum, Joseph
Anointing & any other, forgive them their sins & grant them eternal
passage to heaven.
Please oh
Lord, give their families divine strength to bear this irreplaceable loss.
If they’ve
ever needed you, they need you now.
To those who
survived this mishap, or are affected by it directly or indirectly & are
dealing with the trauma, please God comfort them on every side.
To us all,
let this be a reminder that life is fickle & but a fleeting mirage.
May we tread
carefully & go through life knowing that none of us knows which day will be
our last.
Yesterday it
was #MohBad today is #JnrPope&Co tomorrow it can be anyone.
Death is
final, Life is fragile.
What is the
meaning of life?
One minute
we are here, the next minute we are not. ‘’
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