Why Man Can’t Forget Loss Of Wife And 3 Children

By Ella Makondo

Tarveshima Jebe, an Indigene of Benue State who  lost his wife and three children in fatal motor accident nine months ago has disclosed that taking another wife is out of  his agenda, expressing fear that a new wife may provoke him to remember his late wife who was very submissive to him.

Tragedy had befallen Jebe on September 14, 2019 when a vehicle conveying his  32-year-old wife, Comfort, and children David,10; Beauty, 7 and Favour, 2,   traveling  from Abuja to Makurdi crashed on Eggon-Lafia Road in Nasarawa State , killing all his family.

The sad incident has left the widower in shock , crowding his mind  with thoughts of his loss which looks like a dream any time he thinks about the ugly incident.

Narrating his ordeal to The Nation, Jebe said seven months after their burial, he remains bothered every minute he recalls the good times he had with his wife and children before tragedy struck.

“I met my wife before she entered secondary school in Gboko  Local Goverment in Venue, and we started a relationship right then.

“She eventually completed her secondary school as my wife before she went to higher institution. So we have come a long way.

“I raised this woman myself and I never thought she could die before me.

“I was already laying the foundation for her to take care of my children even if I’m not there.

“She was so submissive to me, and they lived in Makurdi with my mother while I stayed in Abuja.

“A few months before their death, I travelled to Benin Republic on official duty.

“When I came back, the holiday was long, so I decided that they should come over to Abuja and spend their vacation with me.

“While in Abuja, we were going to Kaduna on a daily basis, enjoying ourselves on the train as one united family.

“We bought a lot of things in the process because I wanted them to enjoy life. I didn’t know we were having our last fun together.

“God took them away from me,” he said.

He explained further  how he got the news of the accident.

“I had missed her call after they departed Abuja. I tried to return the call, but her number was not going through.

“I became restless because something kept telling me that my family was in danger and that I needed to look for them.

“I phoned Benue Links Transport Company, the transport company that conveyed them but they were not picking my calls. I called a friend in Lafia and he told me that an 18-seater bus belonging to Benue Links and travelling from Abuja to Makurdi was involved in a fatal accident and only one woman survived.

“When I arrived scene of the accident in Nasarawa Eggon, I found that my wife and two children had died. The third kid was alive but had sustained serious injuries and was in pains.

“I took her in my car with the help of my friend, and we drove to Makurdi.

“While we were on the road, I phoned one of my aunts who worked with the Benue State University Teaching Hospital to arrange for the treatment of my little daughter who survived the accident.

“Unknown to me, she had just retired from the hospital. But she assured me that the hospital was working.

“On getting to the hospital, we discovered that the gates were locked and we were told that doctors were on strike.

“I rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi but it was the same story.

“As I turned back to head to Madonna, a private hospital, my daughter gave up the ghost.

“I still can’t believe the pain of this whole loss. My heart is broken. I cannot believe that I will never see my wife and kids again. I literally can’t bear it.”

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