How I survived Uyo Church building collapse–Ini Edo

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, would have been a victim of the collapsed church building in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital if not for an ‘unexplainable traffic’. She took to her instagram page earlier today to share her divine story of escaping death at Reigners Bible Church in Uyo, where the roof caved in during […]

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, would have been a victim of the collapsed church building in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital if not for an ‘unexplainable traffic’.

She took to her instagram page earlier today to share her divine story of escaping death at Reigners Bible Church in Uyo, where the roof caved in during an ordination service on Saturday, killing at least 29 people.

The state governor, Udom Emmanuel and hundreds of worshippers were present during the unfortunate incident.

Ini Edo, who is the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on tourism expressed her gratitude and also her condolence to the family affected by the incident.

She writes;         

“Two days ago, I was very bitter about the unreliable nature of some of our airlines cancelling flights without prior notice thereby hindering my plans to attend a church service ceremony held in uyo. Now out of determination, I took a flight to Calabar with the hope of being in Uyo just in time for the service since the journey between Calabar and Uyo was just about an hour. The journey ended up taking over 7hrs because of an unexplainable traffic.

“No accident, good road no hitches just a headlock traffic. Whilst in the car, I started wondering why all my efforts to be at the service was being thwarted… then I got a call, that the entire church building had collapsed during the course of the service. Once again, God had saved me..
My heart goes out to the families of the departed. May the good Lord grant them the heart to bear the loss.
Every day we see is a blessing. It’s not because we are special or better. It’s the exceeding Grace of our Lord Jesus. I am so humbled and grateful to God for preserving me… Happy thanksgiving.”