A ‘miracle’ of biblical proportions seemed to have happened in Kebbi State as a young man observing the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps in the State reportedly came back to life after two days in the mortuary.

The Corps member, Sunday Omolafe, was said to have drowned after a boat he was travelling in capsized in a river in Birnin-Kebbi on Friday. He was subsequently recovered dead from the river and his body deposited at the mortuary last Friday.

The young man however reportedly came back to life on Sunday despite having spent some 48 hours in the sub-zero freezing condition of the refrigerated mortuary, a development that baffled medical staff and other interested persons.

Omolafe was said to be in the company of eight other corps members when the boat mishap occurred on their way to Birnin-Kebbi. His ‘resurrection’ has however led to an outburst of joy at the house of the 20-year-old Omolafe located at Ifelodun Street, Davog Area, Ijoka Road in Akure.

According to a family source who preferred anonymity, the other corps members were saved while Omolafe could not be resuscitated. He was consequently put in a morgue while his family was notified of his demise.

In an interview with The Hope, the source recounted how the victim’s mother fainted twice on hearing the news of her son’s death.
Her husband, Mr. Omolafe, an aluminum fabricator, was said to have sat on the bare floor and could not speak to anyone when The Hope visited the place two days ago. He kept murmuring to himself as people sympathized with him.

Then came a moment of joy as two days later, the situation was reversed as residents of the area rushed to the house, shouting and jubilating “o ti ji o, oku ti ji”, meaning “he has risen, the dead is risen.”

On getting there, The Hope learnt that a call had been put across to the family from the government hospital in Birnin-Kebbi that the young man who was dumped in the mortuary had regained consciousness.

Crowd visited the premises as the news spread like wild fire. While some others were rolling on the ground thanking God, others were shedding tears of joy at the news.

Efforts to speak with the mother of the young man proved abortive at the time of filing this report. 

When contacted, an officer at the Public Relations Office of the NYSC on Igbatoro road, Akure, said that the Ondo State Office of NYSC was unaware of the incident.

He explained further that the NYSC Ondo State is only responsible for only corps members posted to the state, adding that the NYSC in Kebbi State would likely know more about the incident.

Sourse: http://thehopenewspapers.com/2015/10/corps-member-resources-after-2-days-in-mortuary/

Thank God.

#GODWIN. Thank God say na for mortuary d guy wake. If to say na for grave, chai e don be. Not our portion in Jesus Name, Amen