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Friday 31 October 2014

Letter to a hit-and-run driver. RIP Joseph Aidanemhen

A letter written to a hit-and-run driver by the brother of late Joseph Aidanemhen. So sad! Read below
I thought I should take a moment to let you know a little about the 'rising star' you brought to an abrupt end on Monday 27th October, 2014 at 1T4 junction, Ihumundumu road, Ekpoma. His names were Joseph Ighodalo Aidanemhen. He only just turned 20 earlier this year, and also just got admitted to study English at Ambrose Alli University weeks ago. He was the pride of everyone in my family, as he was the last-born thereof. Joseph was an intelligent, ambitious, confident and loving brother, who doubles as a son.
A week or two ago when he got that admission, we (including himself) were all excited and were doing everything possible to give him a solid start, but today, it is a different and opposite feeling altogether for everyone of us. He leaves behind an aged father, mother and the rest of us, whom are struggling to come to terms with his shocking demise. Do you know it was actually his first day at school to perform his clearance that you gave him the clearance of his life? Yea, it was. By the way, I learnt you were a woman. So, I want to ask; Do you have a child(ren) you labored to bring to life or plan having one? Do you have a loved one that you are ready to go to any lenght for? Do you feel fulfilled knocking him down and running away, leaving him to grow cold? I am not sure if the answers to these questions will come to me directly, but I am certain they will come to the Almighty Judge of All, The GOD of hosts!
Rgds
A soul in Pain"

158 comments:

  1. RIP Joseph Aidanemhen..

    M Actually from Ekpoma

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  2. No need for too much talk.. No peace for those that derive pleasure in being evil. Micah 2:1. BishopDammy#

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  3. What a touching letter
    May his soul rest in peace

    And to the hit and run driver ur case dey baba God table idajo nla

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    1. As sad as this is and even sadder that it was a hit and run. Its like their son has passed but still they have no closure. But I will blame the hit and run on govt!! Who have not deem it fit to stamp out this craze of jungle justice. If the woman stopped chances are she will probably have been leached to death. Stop jungle justice let the law take its cause.

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    2. She should have ran to the police station and return with some police men at least.

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  4. Heartless woman..how do u sleep @ night? RIP Joseph

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  5. Hmmmmm..R.I.P..She will suffer.............................#KingOfKings #6ixGod

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  6. May his soul rest in peace #bright bravo# 269beb21

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  7. Hmm, its sad!.. RIP to his soul; I believe he's in a better place.
    God knows best and will reward all accordingly.

    *My R1.50c comment*

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  8. So touching...... may his soul rest in perfect peace.

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  9. chai, RiP Dear

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  10. Rest in peace joseph.....to even think dat d idiot is a woman! Chai! Na God go judge u.....

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  11. So sad! May his sould rest in peace..

    #GodblessNigeria

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  12. So Sad...
    RIP Joseph

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  13. GOD will comfort you. I don't know u but am in pain

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  14. Rip dear. Very sad but the woman no try at all she was scared tho

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  15. I'm sure the woman didn't drove out of her house that day planing to hit someone and run...She was probably scared...& also there are alot of angles to these things...But out of respect for the dead! Let's leave it.....RIP Bro!

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    1. I can only imagine how devastated the family must be but I urge them to take heart and forgive the driver. Like Anon 2.10 above said, she was prolly scared of reactions out of order by passers-by and/or the police. Please stay strong for your parents. Our hearts and prayers are with you.

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    2. Abi nah u?

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    3. Funny you. No be me.

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    4. Drive not drove

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  16. CHAI!MAY JEHOVAH CONSOLE YOUR FAMILY.ITS QUITE UNFORTUNATE.hmmmmm I WONDER Y SHE OR HE RAN AWAY?God i cant hold my tears.

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    RIP Dear

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  18. So sad.... This actually brought tears to my eyes. RIPP Joseph. One thing is sure, no one deserves the torment your family is going through. May the good Lord comfort you all.

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  19. Chai! nt gud at all.. R.I.P Joseph!!

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  20. So so sad, may his soul rest in peace. And for the hit and run driver, God ll give u what u really deserve for this.
    ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  21. can't stop cryeing............ God will judge whoever she is, and may God have mercy on us all.

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  22. Chai!!! can the culprit live with this weight on his conscience if she has one?

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  23. So sad! May his soul rest in peace and for the hit and run woman , pls make restitution now before its too late, if only u had waited to take him to d chospital, he might had survived it, thou God knows d best, but it is more painful to d bereaved family to know dat u did not care for the life of their kid! It is well in Jesus' name

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  24. Awww how sad...

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  25. Oh My!!! May he RIP.

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  26. So sad... may his soul rip. Amen

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  27. Painful. Heartbreaking
    My condolence to Joseph family. May God grant them fortitude & strength to bear the loss

    BORN TO SHINE!!!

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  28. MAY ALMIGHTY GOD CONSOLE AND GIVE YOU PEOPLE THE COURAGE TO BEAR THIS LOSS.PLEASE ACCEPT MY SYMPATHY .GOD WILL COMFORT YOU PEOPLE. I SHARE IN YOUR GRIEF

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  30. Such a great loss. Take heart, dear. I can feel your pain through these words. I just pray and hope your family takes heart in the fact that he left a beautiful legacy behind. As for the hit-and-run driver, let's leave her in the cold hands of divine retribution. Blessings.

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  31. So sad .... what a great loss

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  32. got me crying.life is tooo short my.brethen lets serve GOD wholeheartedly.

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  33. Ara Kugbuokwa Gi Ngaa31 October 2014 at 14:34

    Ewooo, Bros take heart oo, such is life. I know what it feels like. May his soul find peace in d bossom of our lord Amen.

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  34. So sorry dear,May God grant your family the fortitude to bear the loss,,and Amen to your prayer

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  35. So sad rest in peace Joseph. May God grant the family fortitude to bear this great loss.

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  36. Very Sad letter. That woman will never know peace. She can run but she can't hide from her guilt. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.

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  37. May His Soul Rest in Peace.

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  38. o God this is truly sad. pls take hrt dear. it is well. vengeance is d Lord's. May God give u and ur entire household the fortitude to bear d loss. Amen. RIP Joseph

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  39. Omg I'm in tears. RIP to ur bro. May the driver never know peace in her life till she comes forth and apologise

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  40. This Hit and Run thing is now so rampant! I saw an accident last night, Thank God she didn't die...But what else after the state of those legs? she looked like her spine was even broken or sumfin. May God console the family of the dead

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  41. chai.... may God console u all

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  42. R.I.P dear,the lord will not allow her to live peacefully and it is said if you kill by the sword,you will die by the sword.

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  43. RIP Joseph...its very sad buh God will judge whoever cut ur life short n decide to run away

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  44. the hit and run woman driver, you've heard it all, God will surely judge You.... rest in peace joseph

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  45. Only God is d judge of mankind. So sad

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  46. This is the one time you can give a matchete to someone to take to his grave and haunt those who hurt him!

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  47. 64I have lost someone dear and i know the feeling. May his soul rest in peace and as for the hit and run driver God will meet U.

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  48. But we know the reason motorists run when they hit someone is because they fear they will be lynched by the gathering mob.

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  49. Hummmmmm!!!! God of mercy. Yuh actually have a lot to judge on dat faithful day.this is touching. #tearz in my eyez. Live on bro Joseph. Den as for the driver Hummmm speechless. Use ur tongue Nd count ur teeth. Whatsoever yuh did to sumbdy, sumone else were must do it for yuh.


    =CYNTHIA=commenting from my TOYOTA CRICKET

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  50. So sorry for your loss . But do u know some people cause road accidents for themselves ??. Every day I go to work people crossing d road (when there is a pedestrian brigde at the side) cross anyhow nd confuse drivers. Its so scary , esp if its a major highway.

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  51. So sad, RIP Joseph.

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  52. WOMEN drivers are the worst on the roads. They are so rough on the roads. They always 'fight' behind the wheels for right of way as if somebody wants to 'collect' the road from them or cheat them.

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  53. MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE
    AMEN

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  54. So sad, may his soul rest in peace.Such a wicked woman at least she should have waited

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  55. So sad, may his soul rest in peace.Such a wicked woman at least she should have waited

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  56. Awwww..this really got me crying, may the Almighty God give u and ur family the fortitude to bear the loss.

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  57. Christ Jesus, #tearsflow# God wl surely judge r n may d soul of d dead RIP n God in His infinite mercy give d families n loved 1s d fortitude 2 bear d gr8 loss

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  58. a woman actually hit and run? thats strange ...hmmmmmmmm hmmmmm

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  59. Jeez so sad #Crying#

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  60. Oh God! This is heartbreaking.

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  61. really sad..May God comfort your family n for d killer, u can't go unpunished.

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  62. I feel for you brother. May his soul rest eternally.

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  63. Ehya I feel 4 dem shaaaa, it's so painful.may his soul rip.

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  64. Hey, this is so sad... RIP man

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  65. I could have followed my instinct by not clicking or reading this post.This just messed up my day.What a sad wicked day for the family.what a wicked selfish act madam.
    REST IN PEACE JOE.
    I can't even form the right word or what to say to his family that will bear the loss.I can only say i'm really sorry for the pain you are now.So sorry your parents have to bury their baby instead of the other way round.
    As for the woman,for leaving him for death,may God judge you in his own way.
    REST IN PEACE JOE.

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  66. May his gentle soul find rest in the bossom of the Almighty. So sorry for your loss dear brother. May God Almighty give you and your family the strength to bear his loss.

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  67. ohh my God, i can't help but to cry for the innocent boi, so torching! may his soul rest in peace. and for the killer u will never have peace in ur life.

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  68. Chai I feel your pain my brother but God will heal your broken heart and console you and your entire family for this great loss, may the gentle soul of your younger brother RIP

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  69. So sorry for your lose, may his soul rest in peace and for the hit and run driver may God reward u

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  70. oooooGod..... hit n run for small nd tight ihumudumu road?????? May d soul of d young man rest in peace.........
    Amen

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  71. Dis is really sad.....What a sorrowful write up!!!! RIP Joe & may God comfort ur family members!!

    And 4 dat Hit & run driver/woman, may u never no peace. We really need 2 learn hw 2 take responsibilities 4 our actions, no matter d consequence....

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  72. My Dear Brother, Your words are deep. Accept my deepest sympathy. May God in his infinite mercy grant u and the family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.

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  73. so unfortunate n touching..rip.

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  74. Rip bro let Glasgow be the judge

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  75. Awww....... so touching,may the almighty God grant him eternal rest

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  76. So touching. May his soul rest in peace. As for the woman remember that there is God and he will judge.

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  77. so sad. may God give his family heart to bear the pain.

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  78. She will never know peace for taking another life and runing away.Rip joseph

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  79. OOh, i shed tears while dropping this comment. My dear RIP. Battle is of the Lord's, that's all I can say.
    I pray the Lord gives the people u left behind the courage to live on.

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  80. She will never find peace for as long as she lives. Cause the bible said there's no peace for the wicked. Leaving him there and running away shows u are wicked, heartless and inhuman. God will expose u. Rip joseph. may God almighty give ur family the fortitude to bear this painful loss. It's well
    @ iconic_3d@hotmail.com

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  81. Gosh..this is so sad.. Rip

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  82. Mehn I got chills... Sooo sad, are there good news anymore in Nigeria??#cheEzyjayne

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  83. Chaii. Wat a wicked world. RIP

    Luvlyn

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  84. It's so touching, God would definitely judge the person. # In tears #

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  85. sigh...what a cold cold world. Smh. Rip...

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  86. Oh!!!
    Woman,confess so that you will have peace.
    May he RIP.

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  87. If you stopped to help him, you would be lynched. Sometimes mistakes happen. The worst thing is to show compassion and be mobbed by frustrated people.

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  88. Oh my God! So touching.

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  89. Awwww... Why would anyone do such a thing?
    Really sad.
    RIP

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  90. May his soul rest in peace. Amen

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  91. Why run? she could have simply assisted the guy to the hospital. Who knows he might have survived. God help our country and our doubtful mind. Rip poor boy

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  92. Brought tears to my eyes.
    so sorry for your loss.
    Peace of mind will elude that driver.

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  93. Dis is too sad knowing dats my town. May hs soul rest in peace.

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  94. Am so sorry for your lost, I know how it feels losing a family member... the Lord is your strength and the hit and run lady that left him so cold, how did u sleep datz night? Or how have u bn sleeping?
    Because of the pain u have caused this family, May the soul of this young star u too away hunt u for the rest of your life and even when u seek help, they would never be a solution until u confess to the family because the boy isn't resting in peace and so would u before I won't right rip for on he's behalf.

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  95. *sobs* wat a cruel world we live in, Gods protection is wat we humans nid. Aside frm Malala Yousafis story, dis is d second 1 dat nearly brought me to tears....RIP bro

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  96. Am just speechless... RIP to a fellow brother

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  97. So Sad! RIP Joseph. May God console your family. Amen

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  98. So sad and touching, God will pay her back in her own coin #onelovefromSnow#

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  99. Jesus may the Lord have mercy upon her and may his soul RIP awwwwwwwwwwwwww

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  100. Bro, i feel ur pain. Take heart, God knws d best. RIP to d dead bro!

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  101. What a painful loss......May God console his family.......

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  102. This letter made me cry..take heart dear. Your late brother is in the Lord's bossom

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  103. So sad,my mum was telling me about it on Wednesday morning,she knew the aunty to the boy,she noticed the aunty didt open her shop as about 10 0 clock and she had to call her and ask why,then she told my mum what has happened. Am so shocked seeing and reading about it now. May his soul rest in peace.

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  104. Am very sirry ,may his soul rest in perfect peace.

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  105. I feel so bad now. May his soul rip

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  106. Sad indeed. May God console d family.

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  107. Same thing happened to my lil cousin last month in Niger state. R.I.P

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  108. Some human are so cruel,,sad...live On#GiftedDiva#

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  109. The same ting happened to Dimgba Igwe. Hit and run driver. D drivers must ve run out of fear of being lynched, but they could ve turned themselves in at the nearest police station.

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  110. The Heart Of Men Are Full Of Venom,,Live On#GiftedDiva#

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  111. Oh dear oh dear, this reckless driver won't go unpunished. R.I.P to the dead. This letter is sooooo deep.

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  112. This is sad but as I wasn't there, I can't judge. Even if the guy had been at fault by recklessly crossing, a mob might still have lynched the woman. What she should have done is called the police and gone back there.

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  113. So touching , may his soul rest in perfect peace

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  114. Am not shocked it happened in Edo state. That state has lots of insane folks on the loose

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  115. 1T4 junction is a very sharp bend on that road in Ekpoma, any driver approaching it ought to slow down. RIP

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  116. what a pity . RIP

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  117. RIP dear . is so touching,but d guy migt b at fault mayb he didn't watch b/4 crossing d road and d driver might run to save his/her self b/4 d mob wil eat his/her up. I m not ther wn it happend so I can t say much, joe family pls take hrt and excpt it as God 's wished. I lost mydear frnd chukwuemeka almost d same way,he is nice ,humble,intelligent ,caring ,kind,lov of evrybody in d family evn outside his envr ,church and in sch,abt to go youth service on oct /nov ,he died through dat furious accident. Wn we lost our dear ones in a callous way it hurt down d hrt. Esp d youth. I felt ur pains ,so take hrt .
    Cynchizmon

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  118. Rest in the arms of God young man. God Bless your soul. Amen.

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  119. I know of someone that stopped to help a person who was hit and left to die and got beaten to an inch of his life. What did he gain from being good? a broken rib. Nobody prays to be a victim of circumstance. This is Nigeria that will not even let good poeople be good. May God help us all thatw e do not find ourselves in unfortunate situations. RIP Joseph.

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  120. He is my small uncle and I will always keep him close to my heart. He will never be forgotten. I miss you Joseph.!!!!

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