The story of Romeo and Juliet is read by many and taken for granted as just another story, a fairy tale.
But, your heart will melt when you hear one of the most shocking stories of the tragic accident involving a Young Shall Grow luxurious bus and a Dangote cement truck, the story of Nneka and Kenneth Ojielo, a couple who died in the accident. Theirs is a story that will bring tears to many eyes because Kenneth had not seen his wife in the last 10 years until Thursday, the day before they both perished in the explosion.
“My sister travelled to Lagos from Enugu on Wednesday. On Thursday, I took her to the airport to welcome her husband. No one could separate them when Kenneth eventually came out with his luggage. They kissed for about 15 minutes and everybody around just stood watching.”
Nneka’s younger brother, Ogonna Abako, told Punch that “Kenneth travelled to Austria in 2003 in search of greener pastures. Before he left, they already had five children. Their eldest child is 21.
“They actually got married very early. Kenneth was 26 years old when they got married while my sister was about 20 years old at the time. Everybody was joyous when we heard he was coming home.”
A picture of the joyous reunion taken by Ogonna’s wife on her mobile phone at the airport showed a couple with much happiness written all over their faces.
But that joy was short-lived.
On Friday, they decided to travel to Enugu. Kenneth wanted to meet his children as soon as possible. The children too were ecstatic in Enugu as they kept calling, asking their father, whom they had not seen in the last 10 years, to get home on time.
Ogonna said, “I drove my sister and her husband to a hotel and lodged them there. The following day, I woke up early to take them to the bus park. We got to Jibowu and realised that the Ekene bus they wanted to take had already left.
“I wanted them to take a smaller bus, but Kenneth insisted he would rather board the luxury bus.”
The couple held hands in the bus and prayed for journey mercies as Ogonna bid them farewell, not knowing it was for the last time. He said he called his sister’s phone at 3pm but it did not connect. He thought there was at network problem.
“When it was 6pm, my sister’s eldest child called and said she had not seen her parents. I then asked my brother to go to the Young Shall Grow park in Enugu. He was told there that only two of the company’s buses took off from Lagos that day, one from Maza Maza and one from Jibowu.
“Many families were waiting for their relations at the park too. The bus that took off from Maza Maza got to the park and that was when the passengers broke the news of the accident to waiting families. Those children will never see their father and mother again,” Abako said as he dabbed at his teary eyes.
Worse is the fact that their bodies cannot be claimed by their family members for burial as they were burnt beyond recognition and were therefore given a mass burial on Tuesday in Benin.
What a sad way to end their journey…all the 10 years hustle of the husband gone. So sad!


Source: http://www.weddingdigestnaija.com/nigerian-couple-reunited-after-10-years-and-both-died-24hours-later-in-horrible-bus-inferno/

so sad! RIP

This life is a mystery. RIP

Heyya. Painful aΩ̴̩̩̩̥d̶̲̥̅̊ ‎​ emotional story! Rip

Why? .This is joy turned into mourning . May their souls rest in peace.

They met never to part again.

Too many questions, yet no answers. Only God know why? May their souls rest in peace an may God comfort the families.

nawa ooooo. Whenever i remembers traveling on Nigeria roads de kind fear wey dey catch me na sumthing else.
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Aww rip

One can imagine the mysteries of life..

Sosososo bad,may their gentle soul rest in peace

OMG! Life is just unfathomable. I pray God grant their children and other family members the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. This is so heart-breaking.

RIP. Love never dies.

Your joy shall not be turned into sorrow. Amen.

What a horrid, horrid story. Poor children, they are orphans now. What a horrible way to end. As for the parents, only God knows what must have been going on in their minds as they were dying. At least they saw saw each other again before thier tragic end

R.I.P .... just too sad

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rip sha,

Death is so cruel...R.I.P Death is so cruel...R.I.P

Quite unfortunate. RIP to the dead.

@op, they kissed for about 15 minutes... na blue film?
RIP to d dead

RIP. LORD ACCEPT THEIR SOUL INTO UR KINGDOM. AMEN

Sad

its so sad, God be with the soul of the departed.

T-john:
Too many questions, yet no answers. Only God know why? May their souls rest in peace an may God comfort the families.

Actually there are answers. Like reckless driving, bad road, careless to nil maintenance of vehicles in Nigeria, lack of law enforcement, no formal drivers' training... There are actually more answers than questions. Amo sha, ki Olorun fi ori ji oku orun. Amin

We can't blame God. How could someone that have gone for 10ywars can't afford to board a plane to Enugu. May their soul rest in perfect peace

RIP.

This also sounds as a reminder to me, that I should be prepared to met my maker at any time T.

Life!!!

God have mercy.

not fair

d were STArSTRUCKed,nt mesnt 2 b 2geda,lucky dem d reunited,d might probably make it 2 heaven.