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Mass Funeral Service Held For Okija Xmas Gifts' Stampede Victims
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#Life #Anambra #Christmas #Ihiala #Obiejesi #Obijackson #Okija ©January 10th, 2025 ®January 10, 2025 4:49 pm Chief Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi, the founder of Obijackson Foundation on Friday led other dignitaries to hold mass funeral service of interdenominational church service to pay last respect to between 20 and 22 unofficially stated numbers of people that died in a stampede during the foundation Christmas rice and other gift items sharing event on December 21, 2024 at Okija Community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Chief Ernest aelu OBC the founder of Obi
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Jackson foundation on Friday LED other
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dignitaries to hold Mass Funeral Service
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of interdenominational church service to
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pay last respect to between 20 and 22
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unofficially stated numbers of people
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that died in a stampede during the
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foundation Christmas rise and other gift
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items sharing event on December 21st
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2024 at okija community in the Iha local
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government area of anambra State the
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mass funeral service where some families
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were in attendance with the portrait
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photographs of tear deceased loved ones
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was held at St Mary's field okija with
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local media reporting that the shops and
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markets especially the major markets in
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the area in in the area were underlock
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and key in honor of the Dead victims
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auka Duke National publicity Secretary
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of okija progressive Union had requested
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all attendees to put on black clothes in
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our of the Stampede victims in a mass
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burial announcement he titled OK J mons
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a Broadcasting Service as reported that
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businesses across okija in IA local
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government area came to a stand still
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today as the community held an
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interdenominational funeral service to
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honor victims of okija stampede the
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incident which occurred on Saturday the
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21st of December 20124 during a
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distribution of Christmas P by Obi
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Jackson Foundation claim 22 lives and
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left many injured plunging the town into
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morning the traditional ruler of okija
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igu Oki the founder of Obi Jackson
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Foundation Chief Ernest OB ageny the
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chairman do group of company Chief
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chukia in Wan Pioneer Anglican Bishop
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OFA diis right Reverend Ral okafo
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retired where among the attendees
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addressing the crowd chief of agency
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expressed deep concern over the incident
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assuring the community that
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comprehensive steps will be taken to
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prevent future
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occurrences after the funeral service
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families who were yet to bury their
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loved ones proceeded to lay their bodies
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to rest also punch newspaper reported
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that no fewer than 21 people mostly
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women and children reportedly lost their
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lives during the tragic incident that
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occurred on December 21st 2024 during
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the paliative distribution being donated
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by a notable member of the community
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Chief Ernest a OBC through his
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foundation Obi Jackson Foundation the
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interdenominational burial service for
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the victims held at St Mary's field
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okija on Friday had families of the
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victims survivors community members and
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other notable personalities of the
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community in attendance in the Loki
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event the event was organized by Obi
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Jackson foundation and alongside the
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Royal Palace of the okija community
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during the service the very Reverend
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Donald chululu who unor his lesson from
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The Book of Revelation 21 1-8 ask the
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almighty God to console everybody who
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lost their loved ones and prayed that
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such would not occur again in the
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community chonu said we ask God to wipe
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away every tear and console the families
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of the deceased we pray such an accident
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will not occur in okija again okija
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months anambra months and Nigeria months
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nobody would hear such tragic news and
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not feel sober only the Lord can console
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those who lost their loved ones and we
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pray the Lord will continue to comfort
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the families of the victims during his
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sermon the bishop of EA diis anglian
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communion Ral okafo who read from the
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book of Psalms 23 Ed the families of the
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victim to move and continue to look to
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God for consolation saying past is past
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we must move on while warning the
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victims the founder of the Obi Jackson
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Foundation Chief Ernest aelu OB aeny
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thank the traditional ruler of the
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community and other members of the
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community for their support and show of
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love as OB AG Said Today We Gather here
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with heavy hearts to honor the memory of
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those we lost in the tragedy that
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happened on December 21st in the
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community I as the founder of the Obi
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Jackson Foundation sincerely expressed
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my deepest condolences to the families
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of the victims and the entire okija
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Community for the incident the
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foundation remains steadfast in its
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resolve to human development this
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incident has strengthened our resolve to
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ensure that such tragedy will not occur
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again let this tragedy bring us closer
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and make us stronger as a community and
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how a resolve to forge ahead this kind
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of tragedy can deter you from engaging
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in service but we as a foundation are
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going to continue to ensure that we do
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everything that God has empowered us to
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do to ensure that okija never suffers
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this kind of Calamity again we are
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humbled and reminded of the importance
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of doing good we are taking decisive
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actions and are resolve to serve the
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okija people will remain
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standfast together we will re Build
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Together We will make okija a safer
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place where you will always eat and
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remember your brothers and sisters the
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Obby Jackson foundation will continue to
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do good as the founder of the foundation
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we have done this for 15 years and I
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assure you we will continue to bring
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socer and love to okija may all those
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families that lost their loved ones
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continue to relate and we will support
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them with all the things they deserve in
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his speech the traditional ruler of the
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community EMA Oki arched the foundation
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to continue in its philanthropic
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gestures as these have impacted
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positively on the community and the
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lives of the people oi Ed ASU obesi to
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continue in his community service and
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impact on lives and not to be
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discouraged by the unfortunate incident
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the chairman of doy group of companies
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Chief Daniel chuia consulted the victims
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and donated a sum of1 million Nest to
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them some of the victims who spoke at
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the event expressed sadness over what
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happened while calling on the almighty
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God to Grant The Souls of the deceased
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Eternal rest punch newspaper report ends
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