Her family revealed that a 25-year-old potential legion member boarded a flight from Lagos to Enugu in a car crash on his way to New York, New York, Ebony, because Worry about road accidents and kidnapping.
Grace Afangideh had planned to complete the rest of her journey to the camp by road, but sadly she happened on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in the Amenu community in Okposi I met her inappropriate D3ATH in a car crash.
Graduated from the University of Calabar, a study in English and literature, she is the second daughter of her parents.
Her family said to the boxing doctrine that she described her as a brilliant and determined soul.
According to her father, Mr. Camillus Afangideh, on Tuesday evening, January 21, 2025, Grace left her home near the airport.
“She could have traveled along the road but she chose to travel through Lagos to Abakaliki due to fears of accidents and insecurities in the southeast.”
“She was unable to fly directly to Abakaliki due to the problem. Her final choice was to land at the Enugu airport and then follow the road to Ebonyi.”
Grace flew from Lagos to Enugu on the morning of January 22.
The flight was smooth and she arrived safely. But the journey is not over yet, and she still needs to go to Ebonyi to start the directional camp in New York City.
Grace didn’t know that she later boarded the Enugu North Mass Transit bus with other members of the Legion and the thing she worried about most was waiting for her.
“After thirty minutes of the journey, the vehicle she was traveling in collided with another person and she died on the spot,” her father said.
He added: “Grace always carries a deep fear of road accidents and kidnapping. She often expresses her concerns and never imagines that her worst fear will be something that takes life.” He struggles to control his emotions .
According to the grieving father, the siblings of grace all believe that grace will be the one who changes their lives, brings them joy, and eliminates hardships.
Her sad mother, Rosemary, recalls hours before her poor journey, sharing their last conversation.
“She stopped working three days ago to prepare for this trip. She used to work at Jendol Superstores,” Rosemary’s voice filled with sadness.
“On the afternoon of January 21st, when I got home, I saw her packaging and arranged her stuff. We talked for a while and she was excited. She assured me that she promised to send her monthly allowance to My gesture as a love. We are full of hope.”
After they talked, Rosemary left the church. When she returned, her daughter left.
“She had to fly early on January 22, so she decided to stay overnight at the airport. I thought I would see her again when I came back from church, but she had left.”
When Grace landed at Enugu Airport, she called her mother. But as a teacher, Rosemary was in class and didn’t have her phone number.
“I was teaching when she called. As a teacher, I usually don’t bring my cell phone to class. When my colleague brought it to me, the phone had dropped,” she said regretfully, with a heavy voice.
As it turns out, this call was the last chance to hear her daughter’s voice.
After her class, Rosemary tried to call her daughter, but the call failed.
She tried several times, but she was silent every time she tried.
Worried that she contacted her son who was not here at the time and hoped that he could pass. But his phone number was not answered.
When she got home around 5 p.m., her other daughter told her that she had been trying to call Grace, too, but the line was not connected.
“I started to feel uneasy,” she recalled. “Can it be the kidnapper? That was one of her biggest fears, which is why she chose to fly rather than travel along the road.”
As time goes by, tension is installed. Friends started calling and said they didn’t hear from her either. The family was frantically exposed to different contacts, and everyone called her but still didn’t respond
Then, around 6pm, there seemed to be a silver lining. One of her friends, a member of the Legion who was traveling to her former trip, called and said she hadn’t heard from Grace.
My friend kept calling her until someone answered the phone at the end.
The voice of a stranger conveys the creepy news: Grace is involved in an accident. She is in the hospital.
More information is urgently needed, and the family has been calling. Finally, the NYSC State Coordinator answered.
Rosemary said: “The woman said she needed my husband’s presence. But when I explained that he couldn’t come, she refused to talk to me and only communicated with my eldest daughter, Esther.”
The coordinator ended up giving them her phone number, allowing direct communication.
She assured them that Grace is receiving proper care in the ICU.
But what they don’t know is that the official is stagnating, trying to figure out how to break the tragic news.
By Thursday morning, January 23, Rosemary spoke to the NYSC coordinator again.
This time, she was relieved that her daughter was recovering and a wave of relief swept over her.
But this relief is short-lived. A moment later, the door knocked, breaking her world.
“When I see unfamiliar men and women standing outside, I know what’s wrong,” she said.
is a New York City official in Lagos State. They came to convey devastating news
According to them, Grace was the only person who died at the scene of the accident. The other two later succumbed to their injuries, and three days later the driver died.
At 6 p.m. on January 27, the Requiem Mass was held in her honor.
Then on January 30, 2025, her body moved from Ebonyi to the Essien Udim local government area in Akwa Ibom State Essien Udim local government area, moved to his father’s compound.
