It was a rude shock for Aisha Yusuf, the fiancée of one of the soldiers who were killed last Wednesday in the Shiroro attack in Niger State.
Neptune Prime reports that some 37 soldiers and seven mobile policemen were killed in the deadly attack.
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Aisha’s fiancé identified as Obim happened to be one of the soldiers who responded to a distress call when they were ambushed, his life was cut short on that fateful day.
Speaking barely a week after the attack in an emotional post on social media titled: “My heart is pained” Yusuf says she understands how it feels to lose a loved one to terrorists.
“I lost the love of my life on Wednesday in Shiroro, Niger State. My friend, my lover… My heartbeat, my fiancee…the man who changed my strong view on inter-cultural marriage. I still can’t believe that my baby is gone. Where do I start from? Where do I pick up from?,” she said.
“People said I should take it easy that God has a plan but I can’t even understand why God allowed such to happen. He was diligent. He was honest and hardworking. He was a good man, A God-fearing man who loved his family and his country that he gave his life for that cause.
“Nigeria didn’t deserve you baby. Now I know how other wives who lost their husbands to terrorists feel. It’s a pain that is unbearable…cannot be described. Please the family and I need your prayers… This is difficult for all of us but we believe God has a reason.
“In the midst of all these killings, Nigeria will rise again. My baby’s death will not be for nothing…. Rest well Obim..I love you and I’d always love you.”
