Gbenro Adesina
Mr Nubi Achebo, who was involved in a ghastly accident in 1979, around Owo in Ondo is searching for Nurse Jumoke, who took care of him at Owo General Hospital.
Achebo, who took to social media with the picture of the nurse, pleaded with people to help him locate the kind-hearted nurse, who will be around 70 years of age now.
In his write up titled, “Circa 1979 Help Find this Angel and Nightingale – Nurse Jumoke from Ile-Oluji, the man said that the incident happened in September, 1979.
His statement reads in parts:
“It was September 1979. I was going into my year three in University of Ife (UNIFE), now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), after holidaying with my Uncle Felix Achebo in Benin City. Ordinarily, I would take a vehicle going to Ife, through another route, but because of vehicle scarcity, I ended up taking one from Benin, through Owo to Ife.
“Close to Owo, the unthinkable happened. A taxi driver crossed the medium and struck our vehicle right behind the driver seat. I was sitting behind the driver. The next thing I knew, I was on a bed in Owo General Hospital. I thought I was dead because I could only hear murmurs around me. Then, it hit me that I was in an accident and my right hand was nearly severed from my body. I still carry a big scar of the wound point. I could see my bone when the dressing was being changed. Apart from my bad wound, I was coughing blood and spent three weeks in the hospital. Every September, I feel pains from the scar of the accident.
“I was far away from home. It took me almost a week to get through to my Uncle. My cousin, Emma Udoh, was in the same vehicle and was unhurt. He ensured my luggage got to campus. Being away from any family members and no cash in pocket, I was in real bad shape. Enter, Nurse Jumoke from Ile-Oluji, Ondo State. Unfortunately, I don’t remember her last name. She was the Nightingale that came to my rescue. She ensured I was fed well throughout my stay in the hospital and took special medical care of me even when she wasn’t on duty. It has been 41 years since then. I never had the opportunity to appreciate her kind gesture. I would like to locate her and thank her for her generosity”.
