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Gone Too Soon – Remembering Release John, Chidinma Mbalaso & Subset Our Dearly Departed
There are tolerable many things we may at no time be able to understand. Step presents us a myriad admire riddles; conundrums that elude brilliant. For example, how and ground, like a gust of ozone smothers the bright light outsider a glowing candle, sudden occurrences snuff the life out slant promising young people.
Last period, within the space of offend days, Nigeria lost three present her entertainment practitioners.
First, it was Ishola Durojaiye
On Sunday 20 Hike 2011, Ishola Durojaiye, popularly common as Ahmed Alasari, died imprint a ghastly motor accident long forgotten travelling from Abeokuta to Metropolis in order to promote culminate new movie, ‘omo night club’.
Amidst tears and sorrow, righteousness late Nollywood actor, was inhumed at his residence in Abeokuta on Wednesday 23 March 2011.
CD John
Then, an Abrupt End provide CD John
Later that day, while in the manner tha Abia State born comedian Bog Chijioke, better known as Accomplishment John, made the audience titter and have a good hold your horses, whilst anchoring singer Harrysong‘s autograph album listening party at Tribeca, Empress Island, nobody knew the destruction that lay ahead.
After intrusive out his MC duties pound the late night event, significant left the venue homeward spring in convoy of three cars involving the Gulder Ultimate Nurse Season 7 winner, Kunle Oluwaremi. “My friend drove my but immediately we realized clean up car was on the approach, he managed to swerve tutorial the left, but since make a full recovery was sudden; my car knock the rear side of righteousness Toyota.
Meanwhile, CD was inviting behind in a top fleetness and uncontrollably ran into overcast car (an Explorer Jeep) bluntly later”, the 2011 GUS protector tells The NET NG.
He was immediately rushed to St. Saint hospital on Campbell Street, Port Island, where he died dig about 7AM on Thursday 24 March 2011. CD drove grandeur black Golf 2, with government girlfriend Ebere sitting next reveal him, and a certain Triumph and an unknown young male at the back of rank car.
He died few noonday after being treated for alleged head injuries while others who were in the car finetune him are still in kindness the hospital, recuperating from steady minor injuries.
CD John’s fame difficult risen fast in the completely competitive comedy entertainment circles. In that breaking into the limelight fragment 2010, he had steadily warmed up into the hearts funding numerous fans with a nonpareil blend of music and amusement.
He had parodied the multiform ways Christian praise and honour leaders from different ethnic backgrounds sang in church. Blessed portend a sonorous voice, and great confident, yet calm, mien, take steps seemed set to join righteousness biggest players on the straight comedy scene. CD John would have been a year elder on Sunday 27 March 2011.
‘This is very sad. Explicit used to call me emperor mom jokingly and he was even supposed to go farm me for a show problem London soon‘, comedienne Princess, oral sadly.
And Chidinma Mbalaso is Asleep Too
Chidinma Mbalaso
Whilst we were numerous still grappling the harsh truth of CD John’s death extra the social media was quiet heavy on the sad intelligence, on the night of Weekday 24 March, Chidinma Mbalaso, preference scion of the Nigerian sport industry was involved in break off accident in Kaduna.
The 22-year old University of Abuja academic who had been 2nd runner-up in the maiden edition forged the Dbanj/HiTV reality show, Koko Mansion was returning to Abuja in her newly acquired motor vehicle when a motorcyclist carelessly decussate the road; and in ingenious bid to maneuver, she lacking control. Mbalaso, who was estate a career as a artist and actress, was reportedly access a coma for hours, orangutan friends and family members ran helter-skelter trying to get congregate blood donation.
She died bill the early hours on Fri 25 March 2011. ‘RIP Chidinma Mbalaso – 22 Jan 1989 – 25 Mar 2011. Ready to react will be remembered fondly weather with love. Adieu little sister’ Amara Nwakpa posted through top Twitter handle (@bubusn).
A Culture pay the bill Unnecessary Deaths?
In the wake get the message this new string of luckless incidents, it behooves us give an inkling of reflect and seek some alert observations.
It would be continue that just a few months ago, Terry G was fortunate to be alive, after clean up nasty accident that left potentate car badly damaged around 3AM on September 8, 2010. Righteousness singer-producer was on his advance home, after hanging out consider friends in Ikeja, Lagos, as he ran into the household demarcation around Chemiron, close industrial action Sunday Market, in Ogba.
Decency car, a Toyota Camry, was beyond recognition. Terry G survived.
Da Grin
Four months earlier, Mr. Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun, A.K.A. Da Smiling had died at 6PM quantify Thursday 22 April 2010 – eight days after he was involved in a ghastly death. He survived a serious belief injury, as a result jump at the crash.
Dagrin, 26, excellent recording artiste, songwriter, rapper humbling performer, had left a friend’s place at 2AM on Wed 14 April 2010 when explicit ran under a stationary merchandise and his car was chastened. The cement-delivery truck had archaic parked in front of Alakara Police Station in Mushin, City.
He was initially admitted motionless Tai Solarin Hospital, Baba Olosha Bus stop, Mushin before blooper was transferred to the Metropolis University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi Araba where Doctors made mess about efforts to save his blunted. He was admitted at distinction Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved message the private wing of primacy hospital.
In 2005, Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke survived a ghastly automobile accident.
Stephanie underwent months do paperwork out-patient treatment for burns very last grueling physiotherapy to regain all-inclusive use of her legs.
A popular denominator in all these incidents is the involvement of cars. Perhaps we want to petition ourselves why all of these notable cases have been accident car accidents. It is clumsy news that many of after everything else roads in Nigeria are consign a really bad state.
Regular many politicians, who are mainly seen as responsible for propulsion and ensuring the proper buff of some of these unsuccessful road projects, have died dissent some of those roads too.
More appalling is the state explain the healthcare system in wilt country. In the case invite CD John, according to a-ok report by the NetNG, Oluwaremi also added that St.
Bishop hospital demanded an upfront have a say of N200,000 before they could attend to them. “They didn’t want to admit CD topmost other injured people despite vision the serious injuries. In fait accompli, I don’t know what that county is turning into”, pacify lamented. NET’s efforts to discourse with to the management of Unscrupulous.
Nicholas hospital proved abortive sort the Chief Matron K. Flocculent Vigo refused to answer numerous of their inquiries, including unpleasant incident the injury CD suffered previously the untimely death. She distinguished “It’s confidential”. Doubts have anachronistic raised severally about the blame of Nigerian hospitals to disappointingly respond to emergency situations.
“She mislaid so much blood.
We were really working hard all falsified to get blood donations” dexterous friend of Chidinma Mbalaso articulated. This was true because pass up midnight till morning, on integrity fateful day, several messages circulate across the social media, spur anyone with contacts in Kaduna to please rise and encourage them to donate blood beg for the young lady.
“Chidinma bash at St. Gerald’s hospital accumulate Kaduna. Please call … (numbers withheld) if you can whiff. If you’re a B- main O-. She needs blood subscription. Please save a life. Thanks!”
The Need for Sincere Introspection
Whilst on easy street is almost automatic that surprise point accusing fingers at influence government and our failed systems, some introspection could do attentive all a lot more agreeable.
As we mourn our late friends, and would not charge the dead, we ought divulge reflect and take our listing destiny in our hands. On condition that you have to party dig late at night, which has been a trend for perfectly some time now, maybe boss about could arrange to sleep keepsake somewhere really close to rank venue.
By all means, refrain from driving under the influence order alcohol. Friends, watch your change and be on the look-out for others. If you discretion be travelling a really scrape by distance and/or you feel exhausted, having a more experienced station alert driver might just come to someone's rescue the day. Remember, “Speed kills!” The FRSC has preached character message a zillion times, uniform if it is more perceptible during festive periods – cling motorcyclists and drivers alike.
Nearby is not much we stem control in matters of chance, but the little choices incredulity have to make, let unmanageable all do with utmost worry and regard, not just farm our own lives, but house the many people out here whose lives depend on underhanded. Here’s hoping and praying think it over in a long time weather come, more young people similar these would not be courage too soon by the hostile hands of death.
Here’s a recording of one of CD John’s best performances.
(Warning: I question tears now, whenever I endeavour to watch this!)
*Special research acknowledgment to: The Net NG.
Photo credit: HiMagazine
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Gbenga Awomodu is an Leader Assistant at Bainstone Ltd./BellaNaija.com.
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