By Patrick Ahanor
Benin City
But for divine intervention, popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, would have been a victim of the collapsed church building in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.
The roof of the Reigners Bible Church in Uyo caved in during an ordination service on Saturday killing at least 29 people.
Hundreds of worshippers, including Governor Udom Emmanuel, were present when the incident occurred.
Ini Edo, who is the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom state Governor on Tourism, attributed her lucky escape to a missed flight to Uyo.
She shared her “testimony” with her 1.6 million Instagram followers.
She wrote: “Two days ago, I was very bitter about the unreliable nature of some of our airlines cancelling flights without prior notice thereby hindering my plans to attend a church service ceremony held in Uyo. Now out of determination, I took a flight to Calabar with the hope of being in Uyo just in time for the service, since the journey between Calabar and Uyo was just about an hour. The journey ended up taking over seven hours because of an unexplainable traffic.
“No accident, good road no hitches just headlock traffic. Whilst in the car, I started wondering why all my efforts to be at the service were being thwarted…then I got a call that the entire church building had collapsed during the course of the service. Once again, God had saved me. My heart goes out to the families of the departed. May the good Lord grant them the heart to bear the loss. Every day we see is a blessing. It’s not because we are special or better. It’s the exceeding Grace of our Lord Jesus. I am so humbled and grateful to God for preserving me… happy thanksgiving.”
