Onyeka Aja who was a professional football in the Nigerian Premier League, a first team player with Wikki Tourist Football Club of Bauchi before an unfortunate accident he had with fellow teammates on their way to Katsina for an away match with Katsina United in September, 1999.

The most painful part was that the match was his last match for Wikki Tourist as he just signed a deal with a Belgian club.

Onyeka who was a defender in the team ended up with spinal cord injuries as a result of the fatal accident, and has since being incapacitated.

Today the once regular player has become a burden to his family, friends and colleagues as he now leaves from hand to mouth and finds it almost impossible to feed his wife and three kids.

According to his narration to Omatablog.com, the once spirited defender stated that the accident occurred under the government of Ahmad Adamu Mu’azu, the Executive Governor of the state at the time of the accident and the Governor in all kindness put the accident victims of the accident on life time salaries, Unfortunately, the successive governor, Malam Isa Yuguda stop the salaries and ever since life has been very difficult for Onyeka, who has found it very tough to carter for himself and his family.

He is using this medium to appeal to the incumbent governor, His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to come to his aid and support him in setting up a business to carter for him and his family.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYruEES2D2g

Sad...

This could happen to anyone and at anytime so, let's learn to be humble and grateful at all times.