“Father insists on justice as Rivers graduate is laid to rest”
Rebekah Sekidika, a first-class Microbiology graduate from Benson Idahosa University, was laid to rest in Port Harcourt. Her father, Sampson Sekidika, revealed she died during a medical procedure. Family, friends, and mourners gathered at the Military Hospital to retrieve her body. A brief funeral service, led by Bishop Chris Ebata, took place at the Port Harcourt Cemetery’s ‘Vaults and Gardens’. Rebekah’s younger sibling, Josephine, read from Thessalonians chapter 4: 13-15 during the service.
During his exhortation, the cleric subtly hinted.
During his exhortation, the cleric subtly hinted at the circumstances possibly leading to Rebekah’s death, expressing hope for corrective measures in Nigeria. He concluded with prayers for the family to find strength in coping with their loss, acknowledging death as an inevitable part of life.
Sekidika lamented the enduring sorrow of losing his daughter, expressing the stark contrast between the joy of marriage and the grief of her untimely death. He recounted how Rebekah, in good health, went to the hospital for what seemed like a routine procedure, only to lose her life due to negligence.
Highlighting Rebekah’s academic excellence, he mourned the truncation of her aspirations, revealing her plans for postgraduate studies in the UK, which were abruptly ended by her passing.
At the funeral, attendees, overwhelmed with emotion, wept openly during the viewing of Rebekah’s body and as she was laid to rest, underscoring the profound impact of her loss on all present.
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