As a teenager, Abel Obetta had big dreams. Following his father’s death, he knew life would never be the same again. So, the feeling of uncertainty grew. Growing up in a poor family where he was the first of three children, he started caring for his siblings at a very young age. Later, he would become the breadwinner and the only hope of the family. But at a time life began to take a solid shape at 32, Abel met the grim reaper and darkness enveloped his family again.
“I remember going to Samuel to ask him to beg Abel not to do what he wanted to do. Samuel said he had talked to him, but at that stage, all he had left to do was be with his friend no matter the decision he made. And he stood by him until the drama was over,” Amy said. “I remember one time we wanted to have a health talk for students and he just went ‘Oh! Let’s teach them about menstrual hygiene; we will need cardboard and all’, and he was available to teach them.As soon as they finished serving their fatherland, Abel waited behind in Igboho when most of his colleagues had left the town and returned to their bases. Samuel joined him in order to set up a clinic to cater for the underserved members of the community, especially in the area of maternity care.
“Though to a lesser extent, secondary human-to-human transmission can also occur through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other body fluids of infected persons, especially in health-care settings,” the WHO stated. “Y’all talking about coronavirus that is not here yet when there is a current outbreak of Lassa fever. Lassa has claimed the life of health workers more than the patients. You won’t hold your government accountable for the failure of the health system. You’ll still blame doctors,”“My mum just called me and asked if I’ve heard of the recent outbreak of Lassa fever. I told her yes, then she went on to advise me to be careful while handling patients. I could feel how worried she was.
Aminat said she didn’t bother to inform the doctors about her sickness and the symptoms but she told Happiness Owoh, a nurse in the hospital. Happiness was surprised because she was experiencing the same symptoms. They decided to get drugs from a pharmacy, but that didn’t make their conditions better. Within a few days, Abel, Samuel and Nimota Isiaka, a 20-year-old apprentice of the hospital, also began to show the symptoms.
“I had a chat with him a few days before he died. At the time, he was treating malaria. I was shocked when I got a call from my friend in the UK that both Abel and Sam were at UCH. Abel was unconscious and they were trying to reach a family member. We reached out to a classmate at UCH who confirmed the unfortunate news. It all escalated too quickly,” David said.
Reading this breaks the heart!. May the souls of these brilliant and passionate Nigerians find peace!
They are national hero
🤲🏾📿🕌🕋🕍
This brought tears to my eyes. Abel was such a great guy. May his soul rest in peace. And others too 😢
They knew the risks,they should have taken more
RIP