Abiola @abiolaobe

This beast killed my primary school friends, six of my neighbours and he almost killed me too. Christmas Day, 2011. I was at St. Theresa's Catholic Church fetching water from their borehole because December is usually dry season in the North. Harmattan, dry skin and dry wells. Our neighbours who were Catholics were already inside the church, singing and dancing. I think Father Achi was the one in charge of the parish back then and was presiding over the service. I was with my wheelbarrow that i used in carrying water i fetched at the back of the priest's quarters when my friends saw me. They were outside buying sweets from the Hausa vendors. We linked up for a bit. We talked. We laughed. After some time, they told me they were going inside because it was time for them to give their offerings. I picked up my wheelbarrow and started leaving while they ran back to the church and that was when i heard the blast. My ears immediately went deaf. The force of the explosion pushed me to the ground. My gallons fell over and water started leaking everywhere. I was in a trance. I could see the smoke. I could see people running towards the church and some out of it. But I couldn't hear anything. It was completely silent. And that was when I saw them. My friends. Lying on the floor close to the church entrance. The same boys I had just been laughing with a few seconds earlier. Kalu. John. Ben. Samson. Tony. That was when i stood up and ran home crying. I was a child. I didn't understand terrorism. I didn't understand religious extremism. I didn't understand why somebody would want to blow up a church on Christmas Day. That day changed something in me forever. This isn't something I read about in the news. I was there. And somehow, I survived. People talk about terrorism in Nigeria using numbers. How many people died. How many were injured. How many churches were attacked. But behind every number are people with actual names. People who had friends. People who had families. People who were supposed to go home that Christmas afternoon.

Parallel Facts @ParallelFacts

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PunjabiPiccolo @PunjabiPiccolo

2 months ago

Canadian employer dropping facts on the losers who blame immigrants for their kids' crappy work ethic.

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Abiola @abiolaobe

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@GlobalMoveHub This guy is a content creator by the way. Married to a Filipino lady

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Abiola @abiolaobe

3 months ago

3/3 😂😂

Benjamin @HelloBenWhite

3 months ago

🚨BREAKING: Japan to cause a massive World Cup upset and knock out Brazil. Germany to put on a master class. And Netherlands to overcome a massive challenge in Morocco. 🇯🇵 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 What do you think?

@flyairpeace Imagine the time you’re posting this update when boarding should have ended 10:25 AM. This is very irresponsible of you as a company and I share this feeling with hundreds of people when I say I will never fly airpeace again. Elderly people are left stranded at the airport. Shame