One of the survivors of the multiple
explosions in Sabon Gari Motor Park, Kano, Emy Osodi, yesterday
recounted to LEADERSHIP how he escaped death from the explosions that
took place on Monday.
An
official of a leading telecommunications coy, Osodi disclosed that he
was a passenger in one of the bombed Lagos-bound luxurious buses. His
last-minute decision to charge his low battery phone saved his life, he
said.
According to the survivor, he had just commenced his
two-week leave and was looking forward to celebrating the Easter with
his family in Lagos. Staying away from home for almost six months is not
his usual way but, due to his tight schedule, he had not been able to
visit his family in a while. So, he decided to pay his family a surprise
visit by taking the Lagos-bound night bus from Kano to arrive in the
morning of Tuesday, but fate had other plans.
A colleague had
dropped him off at the park and they spent a few minutes talking about
how they would spend the Easter in Lagos. He bought his ticket and
secured a seat inside the luxurious bus after his colleague had driven
off. The park was busy as usual with hawkers moving from bus to bus
looking for buyers of their wares, travellers queuing to buy tickets,
kids playing around and family members saying goodbyes to loved ones.
“It was going to be a long journey and my battery was low. So, I
alighted from the bus to charge my phone in a shop as the driver was
still awaiting more passengers. Some minutes later, I heard a loud
noise; more explosions followed. I turned only to see fire caused by the
explosion from buses including the bus I alighted from. It was beyond
belief. People, luggage, buses and shops were burning. As people looked
for escape routes, the dead and dying people were trampled upon.
“I stood where I was, shivering and trying to recover from the shock
and fear that I would have been in one of the buses that exploded,”
Osodi said
This God that Saved me From the Jaw of Death, will Always be your God as you SHARE My Testimony, Amen!!!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Kano Bus Attack. Low Phone Battery Saved My Life – Survivor.
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