A simple Facebook post by Dr. Obinna Oke about his childhood friend, one Joshua Nworie, soon resulted into ripples of blessings, literally, for the Nworie family.
Obinna’s friend, Joshua, was born in 1986, but his was a short life that ended in 2009.
Joshua died at a tender age of 23, leaving a severely poor, widowed mother and four siblings who had no viable means of fending for themselves.
The family lives in Nsokara, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Obinna, in a late 2017 Facebook post, narrated how he made it a point of duty to visit his late friend’s family in their village, Nsokara, taking little gifts along each time.
The young doctor says after sometime, Joshua’s mother, Mrs. Nworie, wondered aloud if the regular gifts Obinna brought for the family was actually not a repayment for an unstated debt he probably owed his late friend, Joshua.
The young man noted that this was not borne out of malice on the part of Mrs. Nworie, but was rather a pleasant surprise for the bereaved mother that a ‘mere’ friend could be this faithful and kindly to a family of his late friend.
This did not discourage Obinna from being a benefactor, however little, to the Nwories. He explained that Mrs. Nworie was almost going blind with cataract, but their finance — or, lack of it — effectively prevented her from seeking medical help while time ticked for her eyes!
Meanwhile, while Obinna’s post attracted the usual Facebook responses of like, love, etc., one Mr. Nnamdi Ikeagu had a better response.
Ikeagu, whose Facebook timeline indicates that he is a banker, had better idea: He donated a four-bedroom bungalow to the indigent family!
Mrs. Nworie also received medical attention for her ailing eyes, courtesy of Joshua’s friend, Obinna.
The entire Nsokara village was agog as Obinna unveiled the new house, handing the keys to an ecstatic Mrs. Nworie who felt it was a dream from which she wouldn’t want to wake up.
Obinna Oke took to his Facebook post to thank those who made the house possible, with photos of the event trending on the social media.
