When Babangida simply had to go: A tribute
In a sorrowful state, I received a phone call from Mustapha Jere and many others to confirm the demise of Babangida at a little past 5 o’clock p.m. It was the day I finally affirmed to the whole and totally in finally submission to as that of the will of Allah, the Omnipotent. As for […]
In a sorrowful state, I received a phone call from Mustapha Jere and many others to confirm the demise of Babangida at a little past 5 o’clock p.m. It was the day I finally affirmed to the whole and totally in finally submission to as that of the will of Allah, the Omnipotent. As for Sadiq, he has served the required time and moment he was budgeted for as ordained by Allah. God is able and Great as Babangida was judiciously able to serve his Lord meritoriously, diligently and obediently, as well as his parents.
Babangida, born 10/08/84 and son to a career civil servant Muhammadu Abubakar of Civil Defence, Immigration and Prison Service Board and Late Mama Hayiya Habia of FCT Education Inspectorate who also died in a car accident, with a mere 47-day intervals, along with her co-wife, Aunty Maryam and Brother Suleiman Abubakar Funtua.
Losing a child in whatever circumstances is indeed tragic, more so losing Babangida, the first son, is unfathomably tragic. But as Allah willed on Babangida, a final-year student of Accountancy, he on the 20th November, 2009 coming home with nine other passengers, all students of University of Maiduguri in a Toyota Bus belonging to the Kano State Students Association from Maiduguri, got terminated. Babangida was buried in Potiskum on the 10th of Zhull Hajj 27th November, 2009.
Recalling our early days in life from primary school to GSS Bwari down to BUK while he transited to Unimaid and I remained to graduate at BUK, I remember our friendship ties were so strong that other friends thought that we were related.
How do I write to describe Babangida? I would say he was a responsible, staunch friend, a kind, valuable, supportive friend. Indeed he was a lover of kinship ties like his mum. As you are now gone for one long year, we remember you and shall continue to remember you in prayers indefinitely.
I will continue to pray for you, remember all the happy times we have shared and all the good you have done to my life and that of others close to you. We do not choose our time to depart this world, but I guess you simply had to go, as ordained by the Almighty Allah.
As I share this grief with Muhammad Abubabar, Abu Funtua, Justice Bawa, certainly, we are oncoming to join you one day as death is pervasive and unavoidable to every creature. You shall continue to be in our prayers indefinitely and reminisces with you. Yours was good. Allah ya jikan ka, ameen. Adieu, Babangida!
Malumfashi wrote in from the FCT
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