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Speaker 1: Chief Ernest Azudelo Objse, the founder of Obijatsen Foundation, on

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Friday led other dignitaries to hold mass funeral service of

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Interdelominational Church Saddens to pay last respect. Between twenty and

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twenty two, unoficially stated numbers of people that died in

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a stampede during the foundational Christmas Rise and other gift

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items sharing events. On December twenty first, twenty twenty four,

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at Okija community in the Ihiala local government area of

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Anambra State, the mass funeral service, where some families were

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in attendance with the portraits photographs of theo deceased loved ones,

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was held at Saint Mary’s Field, Okija, with local media

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reporting that the shops and markets, especially the major markets

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in the area in call in the area where under

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lock and key in honor of the dead victims. A s.

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A In Luka Duke, national Publicity Secretary of Okija Progressive Union,

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had requested all attendees to put on black clothes in

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hour of the stampede victims. In a mass burial announcement

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he titled Okijamonds an Agram broadcasting service. As reported that

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businesses across Okija in Ihyala local government area came to

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a standstill today as the community held an inter denominational

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funeral service to honor victims of Okijah stampede. The incident,

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which occurred on Saturday, the twenty first of December twenty

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twenty four during a distribution of Christmas palliated by Obi

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Jackson Foundation, claimed twenty two lives and left many injured,

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plunging the town into mourning. The traditional ruler of Okija

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i Minami Okzi, the founder of Obi Jackson Foundation, Chief

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Ernest Objc, the chairman does a group of company Chief

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Chikudosia in One Corps pioneer Anglican Bishop of Ihala Diocese

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right Reverend Ralph Okafork retired where among the attendees. Addressing

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the crowd, Chief Objc expressed deep concern over incident, assuring

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the community that comprehensive steps will be taken to prevent

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future occurrencies. After the funeral service, families who were yet

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to bury their loved once proceeded to day their bodies

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to Raiste. Also, Punt newspaper reported that no fewer than

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twenty one people, mostly women and children, reportedly lost their

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lives during the tragic incident that occurred on December twenty first,

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twenty twenty four, during repalliative distribution being donated by a

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notable member of the community, Chief Ernest As their obegency

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through his foundation, Obi Jackson Foundation. The inter denominational burial

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service for the victims, held at Saint Mary’s Field, or

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Kija on Friday, had families of the victims, survivors, community

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members and other notable personalities of the community in attendance

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in the Lokey event. The event was organized by Obi

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Jackson Foundation the Royal Palace of the Okija community. During

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the service, the very Reverend Donald Chikodolo, who uncolled his

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lessons from the Book of Revelation twenty one one to eight,

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asked the Almighty God to console everybody who lost their

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loved ones and prayed that such would not occur again

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in the community. Chikudolo said, we asked God to wipe

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away every teale and console the families of the deceased.

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We pray such an accident will not occur in Okija again.

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Okija mons, Anambra mons and Nigeria mons. Nobody would hear

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such tragic news and not feel sober. Only the Lord

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can console those who lost their loved ones, and we

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pray the Lord will continue to comfort the families of

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the victims. During his summon, the Bishop of Ahala Diocese

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Agnican Communion, Ralph Okafor, who read from the Book of

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Psalms twenty three, urged the families of the victims to

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move and continue to look to God for consolation, saying

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fast is past, we must move on while warning the victims.

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The founder of the Obi Jackson Foundation, Chief Earnest Azudlu Objc,

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thanks the traditional ruler of the community and other members

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of the community for their support and show of love.

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Asudlo Obijc said, today, we gather here with heavy hearts

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to honor the memory of those we lost in the

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tragedy that happened on December twenty first in the community. I,

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as the founder of the Obi Jackson Foundation, sincerely expressed

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my deepest condolences to the founilies of the victims and

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the entire Okija community for the incident. The Foundation remains

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to first in its resolve to human development. This incident

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has strengthened our resolve to ensure that such tragedy will

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not occur again. Let does tragedy bring us closer and

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make us stronger as a community and have a resolve

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to forge ahead. This kind of tragedy can deter you

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from engaging in service, but we as a foundation are

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going to continue to ensure that we do everything that

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God has empowered us to do to ensure that Okijan

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never suffers this kind of calamity again. We are humbled

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and reminded of the importance of doing good. We are

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taking decisive actions and our resolve to serve the Okija

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people will remain stand first together. We will rebuild together,

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we will meet. Okija is several place where you will

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always eat and remember your brothers and sisters. The Obijatson

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Foundation will continue to do good. As the founder of

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the foundation, we have done this for fifteen years and

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I assure you we will continue to bring soco and

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love to Okija. May all those families that lost their

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loved once continue to relate and we will support them

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with all the things that deserve. In his speech, the

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tradition roller of the community a Mecca O. Casey paurned

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the foundation to continue in its philanthropic gestures as these

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have impacted positively on the community and the lives of

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the people. Okese arned as Daru of agency to continue

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in his community service and impact on lives and not

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to be discouraged by the unfortunate incident. The chairnel of

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Dozy Group of Companies, Chief Daniel Chikudosia, console the victims

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and donated is some of ten million miers to them.

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Some of the victims who spoke at the event expressed

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sadness over what happened while calling on the Almighty God

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to grant the souls of the deceased eternal Rist Punch

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