January 27, 2002, is a day that most Nigerians will always remember following the bomb blast at the Ikeja Cantonment that took the lives of many on that unforgettable day.
On that day, a four-year-old girl, Ifeoma, survived, and 19 years later, the young woman is reflecting on what happened on that fateful day in a post on social media.
Ifeoma, who was just 4 then, recalled how she was crying during the bomb blast incident, which occurred in the afternoon of January 27, 2002.
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She wrote:
“Recall that “on the afternoon of January 27, a fire broke out in a street market being held next to the base, which was also home to the families of soldiers.
At around 18:00, the fire apparently spread to the base’s main munitions store, causing an enormous explosion.
This blast killed many of the base staff and their families and immediately destroyed several nearby streets, flying debris starting numerous fires further afield. Tremors from the explosion also collapsed many buildings in the area.”
“The past is but a story told!! And the future has been written in GOLD?? Today marks 19 years since I escaped death!!
Would it have been too young to die? But God changed my story (27/1/2002) during the bomb blast that happened in the Ikeja cantonment, when I was just 4 years old, which took the lives of millions of souls, including that of my kid brother, and left me the only surviving child among all those who were drowned on that day at the canal. So many lives were lost, and properties were damaged on that day???.
But here I am today thanking God for he has preserved me. Because he knows he has a greater plan for me, which I haven’t fulfilled on earth????.
RIP to those souls that were lost, including that of my brother. May God console them (even though the government fulfills their promises). May God still touch their heart for them to remember us and fulfill their promises. January 27, 2002.”
We have her Instagram post below
