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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Nobody: 1:16pm On Sep 12, 2015
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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by GlorifiedTunde(m): 1:20pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
Wait a minute! shocked Did Nairaland just censor J.E.S.U.S?

So we can't write JESUS in capital letters again?

The world is ending faster than I thought.


ayokunlei:


JESUS shocked, na true sha



No I don't think so.

I'm sure it was preconfigured so that no one will start the name with a small letter "J"
They however didn't consider those who would want to use CAPS all through.
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by altisimo(m): 1:21pm On Sep 12, 2015
MAY GOD GRANT YOU ETERNAL REST OLUCHI. MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by izutex007(m): 1:21pm On Sep 12, 2015
seankay:
This is so touching angry RIP to the dead and I pray that God will grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss

amen...
i still think the idea of having pple show their id card b4 they r attended to shld stop. wch is beta? life or id?
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by lebienconnu: 1:21pm On Sep 12, 2015
All that makes us human is vain.

Remember, the great teacher said "love your neighbour as you love yourself". If the doctor and the nurses had attended to Oluchi like they would if she was their daughter, perhaps she would have survived. Yet they claim to be Christians or Muslims. In fact, they are going to church tomorrow. Hypocrites.

Law is made for man and not the other way round. Inability to produce Id card should not have been an excuse to allow a patient in a critical condition die like that. In the very least the story would have been "the doctor tried his best but....... " The fact the corpse was still on the ground when the lawyer got there says it all

I vow never to be that type of doctor. I will never allow a life slip away without doing my very best. So help me God.

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by tope33(m): 1:23pm On Sep 12, 2015
Rip sweetheart. wish I had power to turn back the hands of time, at least back to the point were you were rushed being to the hospital. #sad.
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by angieberry(f): 1:23pm On Sep 12, 2015
JESUS
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by dotman10(m): 1:24pm On Sep 12, 2015
I can't believe am crying right now .......
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by dsul: 1:28pm On Sep 12, 2015
moscobabs:
they should allow the Lady to rest....why much ado concerning her death?
everybody is gonna die.
u r a fool
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by freecocoa(f): 1:35pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
The last thing she wrote on her facebook wall was:

'everything that makes us human is vain'

Just imagine the irony!
This life is nothing but a smoke yet people keep concentrating all their soul, body, energy and mind on things (looks, grades, wealth, jobs etc) that are nothing but a heap of VANITY

Seek the kingdom of God, work out your salvation for JESUS CHRIST IS COMING.
What is your problem? Did you not read that this young girl prayed like never before prior to her death? Yet you are here talking about seeking a non existent christ/god. A god that couldn't and can't save those who call on him, please how sensible is it to keep wasting money and time doing something that produces no result? You better start using your head.

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by chibwike(m): 1:42pm On Sep 12, 2015
JESUS
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Guest01: 1:43pm On Sep 12, 2015
Sad #RIP cry
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by chibwike(m): 1:44pm On Sep 12, 2015
Rip dear
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by freecocoa(f): 1:44pm On Sep 12, 2015
Such a beautiful young girl.cry

It's really very painful,I don't even know what to say about the medical personnel, that's the kind of country we live in, a country where no one really cares, we keep screaming about the leaders yet many of us are worse than they are, the most annoying thing is claiming holy/loving a god you can't see when you are incapable of loving the next man, who is really fooling who? Such hypocrisy, smh.

May the people she left behind find comfort and her beautiful soul RIP.

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Jossyroyal1: 1:45pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
Wait a minute! shocked Did Nairaland just censor J.E.S.U.S?

So we can't write JESUS in capital letters again?

The world is ending faster than I thought.
let me verify ur claim...... JESUS

modified!
J.E:S:U.S you are right! I actually wrote it in capital letters
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Nobody: 1:54pm On Sep 12, 2015
GlorifiedTunde:







No I don't think so.

I'm sure it was preconfigured so that no one will start the name with a small letter "J"
They however didn't consider those who would want to use CAPS all through.
Ok let me check

jesus

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by ruberths: 1:57pm On Sep 12, 2015
The human value degraded beyond repair.... once had an experience with doctor and nurses in real medical centre....

even under severe Conditions, I had to record our conversation. Passion for human life is nothing if there's some at all.
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by eDoctorr(m): 1:59pm On Sep 12, 2015
bolajisarahone:
na wa o
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JESUS
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by GlorifiedTunde(m): 2:06pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
Ok let me check

jesus

See? cheesy cheesy
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by zeongeon: 2:09pm On Sep 12, 2015
useless country with wicked nurses and doctors.

The problem with Nigeria is wickedness why will ikedc know that they have such hazard and be negligent about it. why will they bring such emergency to a hospital and they b asking useless questions rather than save life.

we blame our leaders but the citizens are just damn wicked.

its so painful such a potential died a careless dead.

ikedc, unilag and that damned hospital should b ready to answer questions.

All accidents are preventable.. Safety is serious Business.
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by vega84(m): 2:11pm On Sep 12, 2015
U see wen I say that this nigeria is the hell fire of the present day some yeye folks will argue me. Bt can u imagine? ID card, jst cos of one piece of plastic called ID card that was y an innocent gal could jst lose her life like that. What in God's name is ID compare to human life? Even if she's nt a student what the hell is the biggie? This is nt the 1st time we are hearing of this kind of doctor and nurses wickedness. Oluchi I dnt knw u in person bt ur death is very painful to my ears RIP God will console ur family. FVCK THE ZOO called nigeria rubbish! LUTH doctors and nurses shame on u. Mstchewwww #vegatalks

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by oyeezah(f): 2:20pm On Sep 12, 2015
that is d problem wt most sch clinics, dey'll Neva attend to patients no matter how critical dia conditions may be until dey c dia I.Ds. whether or not d patient is a student, is ur job not to save lives?
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by DJMCOTTY(m): 2:25pm On Sep 12, 2015
[quote author=Aspiregreat post=37931950]Eeeya what a great loss....she saw her death yet did nothing[/quot.. But she prayed.
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Forwetinnah: 2:29pm On Sep 12, 2015
pretydiva:
Sometimes I wonder d kind of doctors we have here in naija..most of dem r so heartless n wicked. Even when dey see d person at d point of death,dey will still demand 4 deposit,police report,id card et al.

D number of people dat have lost their lives becos of d negligence of some doctors cannot be overemphasized . May we not b in such a situation. Amen

May God give d family d fortitude 2 bear d irreplaceable loss. God loves u more oluchi

It is because they are NEVER PUNISHED that's why they continue with their Lousy attitude. Try being negligent overseas...your license will be seized, all your years of hardwork training as a doctor will be wasted

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by broxymall(m): 2:29pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
Wait a minute! shocked Did Nairaland just censor J.E.S.U.S?

So we can't write JESUS in capital letters again?

The world is ending faster than I thought.
dnt you know seun is astheist
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by cee001(m): 2:29pm On Sep 12, 2015
...fortitude to bear the loss
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Nobody: 2:32pm On Sep 12, 2015
GlorifiedTunde:


See? cheesy cheesy
grin Thanks for the heads-up but they need to update the 'all capital letter' thing ASAP

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Orikinla(m): 2:32pm On Sep 12, 2015
enyinna4:
Long faces, broken spirits and an atmosphere filled with grief welcome you to the home. Tucked in a reserved part of Okota, a sprawling suburb in the heart of Lagos, the neighbourhood has perhaps seen more visitors over the last few days than at any previous time in its history. Since the tragic demise of Oluchi Anekwe, a 300 level accounting student of the University of Lagos who was electrocuted on campus last Tuesday evening, the flow of sympathisers has swelled by the minute – men, women and even children – everybody has turned up to commiserate with the household. It is the most difficult period for the Anekwes, a catholic family from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State.

A promising, God-loving and talented young lady, Oluchi had everything going for her. At barely 22 (she could have attained that age on December 5); she was on top of her academic and social life. A high flying student of accounting with an envious grade in school – first class – her dream of becoming a renowned investment banker in the future was gradually taking shape. To further cement her future and enrich her resume, Oluchi was already preparing to sit for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria exams later this month in her bid to become chartered before graduating from the university. Such was her love for excellence. But last Tuesday, all those lofty dreams went up in flames after tragedy struck. Oluchi would now be buried on the week she was supposed to sit for the ICAN test – an ambition she had pursued with unflinching passion and determination in recent months.

“It still feels like a dream that my daughter is gone,” Chief Basil Anekwe, her distraught father told our correspondent on Thursday at the family home. Days of shedding tears had taken toll on him. His eyes were a bit swollen while his skin had become unusually pale – a testament to how heartbroken his daughter’s tragic and sudden demise had left him.

“She was the star of the family,” he continued. “Always striving to become the best at her academics. Even as a first class student, she wasn’t satisfied, she wanted to break records and was already discussing where she would prefer to do her Master’s degree. That was who Oluchi was.

“I remember that last Sunday, she called and asked me to send her some money since her elder sister, Nkem, was staying with her at her apartment behind the school because of the distance from Okota to her office. I promised that she was going to get some money from me by Wednesday at most. So, on Wednesday morning that I had planned to go send her the money, I got a call from my eldest son that Oluchi was very ill and that she was in the hospital. Suddenly, I saw my driver show up at my apartment in Ogun State where I work; I was surprised to see him. Not quite long, my son called and told me that he had sent the driver to pick me to come to Lagos as a result of Oluchi’s sickness. At that point, I became restless. The driver didn’t utter a word to me.

“When I finally got to Lagos, I asked to be taken to the hospital to see her. I insisted on seeing her at the hospital because I assumed she was alive. But when we got to LUTH and the driver was going towards the mortuary, I began to think that the girl might have died after all. I insisted on seeing her and they wheeled her out of the morgue, she was almost laughing. One of my daughters brought out holy water and rubbed it on her mouth, telling her to stand up that we were here to take her home. Her neck was still lose, it wasn’t stiff yet. In fact most parts of her body were still not stiff after staying there throughout the night. My wife wasn’t even aware at that point. It was later that evening that the news was broken to her.

“Her death is a big loss to us,” he said before breaking down in tears.

Oluchi’s immediate elder sibling, Nkem – a practising lawyer – gave a vivid account of her last moments before the sad incident. The 26-year-old told Saturday PUNCH that the accounting undergraduate could have survived had staff of the UNILAG medical centre attended to her immediately she was rushed to the facility. She said they insisted on seeing her Identity card before checking her. Nkem also revealed that her sibling had a premonition of something terrible happening a few days before the sad incident. She battled to contain her emotions while pouring out her heart to our correspondent.


“Last Sunday while at one of our prayer meetings in church, the man of God asked us to rebuke every monitoring spirit assigned to follow us about. Immediately, Oluchi got on her knees and started praying seriously, crying for God to rebuke evil away from her. I had never seen her pray like that before. It was as if she knew death was around the corner,” Nkem said.

Maybe the accounting undergraduate truly had an inkling of the calamity to befall her. In one of her last few posts on her Facebook page, Oluchi had given an insight into perhaps what was to come.

She wrote: “Many are born great but die unknown…everything that makes us human is vain.”

Nkem believes that maybe the aspiring accountant could have survived had staff at the UNILAG medical centre attended to her promptly immediately she was rushed into the facility last Tuesday.

“Oluchi was still alive by the time she was rushed to the medical centre of the school but the doctors and nurses refused to attend to her until they saw her identity card and confirmed that she was a student. They refused to attend to her and that was how the girl died there. The most shocking part was that when I got there, Oluchi wasn’t even placed on a bed; they had wrapped her body and placed it on the floor. I told the doctor that it was wrong for them to have done that because sometimes the person could still be alive at that point. It was an indirect statement from them that nothing was done to save her life. Even Uju, our last born who was with Oluchi when the incident happened, wasn’t attended to even with the injuries she sustained. It was after I confronted the doctor for not being sensitive enough that Uju was only given panadol and one small tablet. This was around 8:00pm. You can imagine how long she was abandoned from the time the cable fell on them.

“At the mortuary at LUTH that night, the officials refused to honour the death certificate issued for Oluchi, insisting that it was not valid because the doctor did not sign it. He probably didn’t sign it because he knew he didn’t examine her at all before pronouncing her dead. The ambulance that brought us from UNILAG had to take the nurse back to get the doctor to sign the death certificate while the body was wheeled to a corner outside the mortuary. It was until about 11:30pm that her body was finally taken into the morgue.

“Oluchi was brought to the medical centre alive but she died because they refused to treat her. It’s a shame that an ordinary school ID card would be more valuable than the life of a human, a promising young lady,” she said.

Several days without a sign of Oluchi has left a sour feeling on the lips of every member of the household. Oluchi’s mother, Augustina, a business woman, has remained inconsolable while relatives and close friends of the family are still grappling with the reality, wondering how death could have snatched one of their brightest away. Their grief is such that even the slightest memory of her leaves them in tears.

“An alarm clock Oluchi set to wake her up for prayers and studies every midnight rang on Thursday, everybody in the house woke up and started crying,” Ugo, eldest child of the family, told Saturday PUNCH.

“It brought back her memory into the hearts of everyone of us. We cried till morning. To imagine that she would not be here with us again is really heartbreaking,” she said.

According to Ugo, a bank worker, the fashionable and very friendly Oluchi was born on a Sunday after their mother fell into labour during a church service. Given a pet name for that reason, she grew up becoming everybody’s favourite in the home especially for her calm approach to issues that needed her input. Ugo, whose wedding had been fixed for October 17, wonders what that day would now look like without the charming and loveable Oluchi in the picture.

“She told me some months back that she wanted to become a chartered accountant before she graduated from the university and was working very hard towards achieving that dream. We were all very happy for her. The last time we saw, she told me that the dress she was going to wear on my wedding in October was ready and that she couldn’t wait to put it on. But rather than wait to put that fine dress on, [s]the earth is going to be Oluchi’s cloth now.[/s] It is so painful to lose her at such a time in her life. I am really in pains,” she said.

The family pains could have been more severe had God not preserved Uju’s life. The 19-year-old who was with Oluchi at the time of the tragedy managed to escape with her life but not without some injuries to the face and hand. She could barely speak when our correspondent visited the family on Thursday.

On Wednesday morning, enraged students of UNILAG blocked major entrances into the school and shut down academic activities while registering their frustrations at the incident. Many of them blamed the university’s authorities for not doing enough to improve facilities on campus especially at their hostels. It took spirited attempts from top management officials and an address by the vice chancellor, Prof. Rahman Bello, who blamed the incident on electric cables belonging to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, for the rampaging students to sheathe their swords.

A delegation from the institution among them Prof. Tunde Babawale and Dr. Karo Igbinaka visited the family on Thursday. They had come to commiserate with the family and assured them of their total support. Oluchi’s body was moved to her native Enugu on Friday where she would be buried next weekend.



http://www.punchng.com/feature/super-saturday-feature/oluchi-saw-her-death-coming-family-of-electrocuted-unilag-student/


Pic 1: Oluchi Anekwe

Pic2: siblings

[size=18pt]No, dear sister, the earth is not going to be Oluchi’s cloth now, because Oluchi is no longer earthbound.
Oluchi is in the bosom of the LORD and at peace.
The overhead electric power cable that fell on her did not kill Oluchi, but the heartless and incompetent doctors and nurses at the UNILAG Medical Center who refused to attend to her in that emergency.
And this is how these witches and wizards and cultists at medical centers and hospitals on and off campuses have been killing innocent students and other patients in emergencies.The mother of one of such unfortunate students at UNIPORT lamented to me how they also caused the untimely death of her beloved son. But they will not escape the judgement of God, because what they make to happen to others will surely happen to them.

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows".
◄ Galatians 6:7 ►[/size]

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Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by kunlejazz(m): 2:34pm On Sep 12, 2015
Jesuspikin77:
The last thing she wrote on her facebook wall was:

'everything that makes us human is vain'

Just imagine the irony!
This life is nothing but a smoke yet people keep concentrating all their soul, body, energy and mind on things (looks, grades, wealth, jobs etc) that are nothing but a heap of VANITY

Seek the kingdom of God, work out your salvation for JESUS CHRIST IS COMING.

And before someone says Jesus may never come again, remember, Your own rapture happens the moment you die!
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by Nobody: 2:36pm On Sep 12, 2015
What a pretty girl
Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by chucky101(m): 2:40pm On Sep 12, 2015
When men are still complaining about the scarcity of fine girls, devil still did this....wicked

Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by STENON(f): 2:41pm On Sep 12, 2015
Oh no!!! I read this in Tears, Dear Colleague in the struggle, A very ambitious Lady, Why have you left us so soon!! May your soul Rest in Peace and may God Confort your family. *Weeping*

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