Godwin Ajala is remembered as a U.S. national hero who fought to save the lives of countless people as they escaped from the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001.

He is also the only Nigerian listed among the nearly 3,000 people who died because of the attack.



Ajala was born in Nigeria on June 9, 1968, the son of a retailer from Ihenta, a small town in the eastern Nigerian state of Ebonyi. At the time his region was part of the break-away Biafra which was in rebellion against the central Nigerian government. Ajala came of age long after the Nigerian Civil War ended and Nigeria was reunited. As an adult, Ajala became a lawyer in Nigeria. His family, including his wife, Victoria, and their three children, Onyinyechi, 7, Uchechukwu, 5, and Ugochi, 1, lived in Ihenta. In 1995, Ajala emigrated to the United States to make a better life for himself and his family.




When he first arrived in the U.S Ajala bounced between poorly paid jobs but eventually obtained a steady position as a security guard or Access Control Officer at the New York World Trade Center towers at the Concourse (ground floor) level. In this position, Ajala rode elevators and walked floors of the 110-story tower at Two World Trade Center, helping secure the building and attending to small emergencies.

Ajala worked in this position while preparing to take the New York State Bar Exam with plans to reunite his family in the U.S. once he had passed the exam. Friends described him as working from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a security guard and then coming home to study for another 6 to 8 hours every day.




Despite his efforts, Ajala never achieved his goals of becoming a lawyer in the United States and bringing his family to the U.S. Nor do we know if he would have ever been able to achieve these goals since, having little money, he was unable to attend law school in the U.S., and instead took more affordable specialized prep courses for the New York Bar Exam. He failed the exam three times.

Yet on the day of September 11, 2001, Ajala demonstrated his self-sacrificing character when, instead of running to save his own life, he helped to evacuate thousands of people from a street-level security post inside the lobby of Two World Trade Center when the second plane hit the building. He held the door open for people running out, and repeatedly went back inside to guide more people out of the blazing structure. Exhausted after helping to guide many out of the attacked building, Ajala reportedly first went into a coma and died the following Sunday.




Ajala died at age 33, one of 11 security guards among the nearly 3,000 people who were killed at the World Trade Center.

Source: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/ajala-godwin-o-1968-2001/?fbclid=IwAR2qd79-bj4ewW5qtFV5uuEdKCLEKz2UiEXWkCDxZlmJTYrMmz7f9MjZ1gE

Dd

Eyaaa...may his soul continue to rest in peace..

God bless your family, may your children never lack help whenever they need some because of your great sacrifice!

F

Hero!

kestolove95:
Na ndi dot...I don't give a fvck to d modafucka.. a drug pusher wanna form hero..mumu ndi dot people will never have sense

Peeps like you never do.

He died a foolish death.

-May God continue to bless your soul, brother.

-You indeed, wrote your name in both Diamond and Gold.

-Generations will say your name.

Being an Ajala, he wasn't supposed to die in that inferno!

there was another nigerian who died during 9/11, Ignatius Udo Adanga

kestolove95:
Na ndi dot...I don't give a fvck to d modafucka.. a drug pusher wanna form hero..mumu ndi dot people will never have sense

You know hatred does much more harm to the bearer. It has little or no effect on the object of the hate

Waoooh he died a hero.
Why is my mind telling me that America suppose compensate his family na by granting them auto visa na.

Chai, so sad. May his gentle and selfless soul continue to rest in peace, and may the family he left behind never suffer because of his death.

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e author=kestolove95 post=105728179]Na ndi dot...I don't give a fvck to d modafucka.. a drug pusher wanna form hero..mumu ndi dot people will never have sense[/quote]
My prayer for you is may karma not answer you when God will make the Dot your saviour in life.

Rest on Hero

Benard5050:
He died a foolish death.

How did he die a foolish death? It seems you're sick upstairs or just naturally wicked and extremely selfish.

If you know how complex some huge skyscrapers can be and how people will easily get lost and going in circles while trying to find the exit, especially in obvious hysteria, smoke and falling debris then you will appreciate his sacrifice.

This man probably saved up to hundred lives that would have perished if he didn't continuously guide them to the exit. He wasn't the only one that made huge sacrifices, some others did too, especially those that fought the Al queda terrorists inside the plane when they where trying to use it as a missile to bomb the Pentagon.

Remember you could be a victim someday and at the mercy of others, I hope they won't be snapping you to upload on social media instead of assisting you.

He doesn't look 33 but I believe he could be 33yrs. Rip bro.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

V7place:
Godwin Ajala is remembered as a U.S. national hero who fought to save the lives of countless people as they escaped from the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001.

He is also the only Nigerian listed among the nearly 3,000 people who died because of the attack.



Ajala was born in Nigeria on June 9, 1968, the son of a retailer from Ihenta, a small town in the eastern Nigerian state of Ebonyi. At the time his region was part of the break-away Biafra which was in rebellion against the central Nigerian government. Ajala came of age long after the Nigerian Civil War ended and Nigeria was reunited. As an adult, Ajala became a lawyer in Nigeria. His family, including his wife, Victoria, and their three children, Onyinyechi, 7, Uchechukwu, 5, and Ugochi, 1, lived in Ihenta. In 1995, Ajala emigrated to the United States to make a better life for himself and his family.




When he first arrived in the U.S Ajala bounced between poorly paid jobs but eventually obtained a steady position as a security guard or Access Control Officer at the New York World Trade Center towers at the Concourse (ground floor) level. In this position, Ajala rode elevators and walked floors of the 110-story tower at Two World Trade Center, helping secure the building and attending to small emergencies.

Ajala worked in this position while preparing to take the New York State Bar Exam with plans to reunite his family in the U.S. once he had passed the exam. Friends described him as working from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a security guard and then coming home to study for another 6 to 8 hours every day.




Despite his efforts, Ajala never achieved his goals of becoming a lawyer in the United States and bringing his family to the U.S. Nor do we know if he would have ever been able to achieve these goals since, having little money, he was unable to attend law school in the U.S., and instead took more affordable specialized prep courses for the New York Bar Exam. He failed the exam three times.

Yet on the day of September 11, 2001, Ajala demonstrated his self-sacrificing character when, instead of running to save his own life, he helped to evacuate thousands of people from a street-level security post inside the lobby of Two World Trade Center when the second plane hit the building. He held the door open for people running out, and repeatedly went back inside to guide more people out of the blazing structure. Exhausted after helping to guide many out of the attacked building, Ajala reportedly first went into a coma and died the following Sunday.




Ajala died at age 33, one of 11 security guards among the nearly 3,000 people who were killed at the World Trade Center.

Source: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/ajala-godwin-o-1968-2001/?fbclid=IwAR2qd79-bj4ewW5qtFV5uuEdKCLEKz2UiEXWkCDxZlmJTYrMmz7f9MjZ1gE

Oh no...may his soul rest in peace

Why didn't he run away like numerous others. He may be a hero to many but he is a fool to his wife and children who he abandoned to suffer the loss. He is called a hero today but how much is his heroism worth to his family in Nigeria now? Does America even know they exist? Family should be first in everything and he failed that simple test. May he RIP though.

RIP!

Fly high to Mars!

9/11 was masterminded by american government.

9/11 was a scam!

RiyadhGoddess:
Waoooh he died a hero.
Why is my mind telling me that America suppose compensate his family na by granting them auto visa na.

I think they are already there at least