Intelligent, Gallant, Loyal to a course, full of wisdom, Selflessness, Respectful, Smart, Good sense of humour, Brilliant, Courageous, Cheerful, Highly Cordinative and God fearing.... With all this attributes of yours, one thing you never had was pride you are humble to a fault. You are never pompous because by the grace of God, Our parents had brought us up in the ways of the LORD. However like a morning star, your brilliant brightness was abruptly darkened by the cold hands of Dead.
You choose a noble path to tred.... to fight evil, uphold and defend your mother's land against external forces but the same people you took oath to protect has inflicted on us a loss of unmeasurable magnitude.
When you choose to join the Military through NDA, I personally had some reservations to it, because as the eldest amongst us in Zaria I've followed your academic activities with kin interest and observe how astute and bright you are in your academics. And I've advice you to take up a cause in Engineering or better still medicine because you are equal to the task of either of those courses. Nevertheless we were all happy when you got admitted into the Academy without the help of any godfather. We followed your stay in the academy with kin interest.
At the end of your 2nd year in the academy, you demonstrated your academics prowess and you where been picked as one of the best officers to go for an intelligent course in the USA, but to our greatest surprise you never went. The Nigeria factor of who you know came into play. But that didn't deter you as you later prove that you are indeed Good. At 24, you graduated from the academy 60th regular course as one of the best Officers and was decorated with the rank of a 2nd LT. You should have led the parade on your POP but was sidelined but when the anointed officer couldn't handle it and slumped in the cause of the parade you where called on to lead the parade which you did perfectly. With all this prowess you display in the academy, the injustice and corruption in the fabric of the Nigerian Military and Nigeria at large, prevented you from been posted to where you deserve. It's a common knowledge in the military that u don't post your best hands to be exposed.
As they have wanted it, less than six months after your graduation from the academy, you gallantly died in the field of battle with your boots on, Even when your team commandant was in his Boxers (briefs) at the time of the attack, as a brilliant officer that you've always been, you where battle ready and took on the invading Gun men (suspected to be Boko Haram) almost single handedly as most of your men where on loose guard. Your heroic act save the lives of the civilian population and your team, as no life was lost in that attack other than yours. This as raised questions among your mates suspecting fowl play, which is not rare among the military in the fight against boko haram. Despite your Courageous act and service to the nation that led to your demise, the best the Military authority could do was to assign a 2nd lt from the 56th regular course to speak to your family. Not even the commandant of the barracks that deployed you to buratai deemed it necessary to reached us on phone. In a decent society, your family deserve a call even from the President.
Your dead came to me as huge shock which i doubt if i will ever recover from. You are our pride, from childhood you show that you are a special child. You never treat the things of God with levity and have a very good sense of moral. You respect your elders just as you always appreciate your younger once. Always admonishing them to do the right thing. You are a jewel of inestimable value your lost can't be replaced by anything and I mean it when I say anything.
To you God is number one in all you do and family next. I can still remember when we had that conversation on the world's richest people and I was giving you the estimated value of each of them and you told me all we need is to hold on to God and believe in ourselves, that one day even if we didn't get there, we will be able to leave a life that we can afford whatever thing we want.
You are quite young, but at your age you've touch several lives that came in contact with you. In the barracks that you stayed for less than 6 months they confess your magnanimity and your desire to do the things of the Lord. Virtually every member of the 60th regular course of the Academy testify to your gallantry as a soldier, meekness, humble, intelligent, selflessness and always willing to help as a person.
I'm short of words to describe you yet I wish I can keep writing because your qualities are too numerous. At the birth of your nephew my son, You told me how grown up you are becoming that you are now an uncle and the excitement it had brought to you. I was so happy when you said to me you will see us with the slightest opportunity you have. Then the news came from christaina.... saying Brother 3 people had just called me that Peter is dead. I've never received any news as that shocking in my entire life. I threw my phone far away as if the phone is cursed for been the medium of conveyance for such an evil news. As it will be expected the rest of my day became miserable. I'd only manged to convey the message to a colleague in the office.
My taught race the entire gamut of human reasoning trying to figure out what had been the problem... Why should it be You that was killed, what had we the Peter ' s family done wrong to deserve this, all I could say was why why and why.... You are the most prayed for person in our family yet our prayers and that of other men of God Couldn't shield you from the hands of dead.... what did we do to deserve this? You are everyone's pride in the family-As a child , everyone loves Peter, You can't just stop loving him, he won't let you have anything against him- Even in time of sibling rivalry, you will be the first to give up the fight. Yet, with all your Goodness, Dead still didn't spare you at least to a later part of your life when you would've maximise your potentials in life to the fullest... Oh dead.
We are in continual grieve but we can only take solace in the inevitability of dead and that It has pleased God to call you at this time, and as mortals we are always bound by the will of Almighty God.
Your death is a huge personal loss to me and my family. It is a loss to the members of 60th regular Course, the Armed Forces, Rivers State and indeed Nigeria. Your gallantry at amoury will be greatly missed. My consolation is that while you were with us, you lived your life in the service of God and mankind.
Goodnight my brother and friend.
Goodnight 2nd LT S F PETER
May the angels lead your soul to heaven till we meet at the feet of our Lord, Jesus Christ, to part no more. Goodnight!
Amos Peter.
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Stephen Akpa
Be consoled in the Lord bro. May his soul continue to rest in God his creator
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Edoe Goodnews
Oboy take heart.
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Emmanuel Ikani
Rest in peace peter we'll miss u.
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Miabiye Kienpirima
Amos,I'm lost here.Who is this 2Lt. S.F Peter?
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Deborah Mokobia
AMOSCULINE MY BROTHER PLS TAKE SO THAT YOU HOLD YOUR PARENTS AND SIBBLINGS.
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Fatima Bissallah Wujat
Accept my condolence, May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
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Drbie Ijomanta
Am just speechless......only time will heal this huge lost...I pray God will heal our pains and console we all cos peter was just a brother from anoda mum..its well A...God will never alow such calamity to befall again in jesus name
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Nnubia Dorline Cheta
May almighty God grant him eternal rest in Jesus name amen.take solace in God my brother.it is well with your family.
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Drbie Ijomanta
Eternal rest grant him oh lord and may ur perpetual light continue to shine on him.....sleep on bro...*still crying*
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Amaka Onyeocha Osolase
My heartfelt condenses to you and your family at this time of your grief.
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Olaleye Abimbola 'Bukola Temilola
Accept my condolence Amos.This is really sad
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Seiyefa Jojo Maduabibi
I feel ur pain bro....take hrt
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Ishaka Usman
Hmmm, OMG... Plse take heart, my heart grieve over ya loss. May his soul rest in peace
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Ijomanta Jeremiah
A, am REALLY SPEACHLESS ever since I had of this. A, GOD knows d END from d BEGINNING & NEVER makes MISTAKES. Just be still & know that GOD is GOD. Its WELL AMEN.
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Onyeka Okezie
Accept my condolences brother, God comfort every one.
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Ojemola Olabisi Opeyemi
it is well,pls accept my condolence and may his soul rest in perfect peace
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Ameh John
Take heart.GOD knows best
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Francis Mumboh
I feel so much pain like I can't help it...even words can't express.but I thank God cuz I knw u resting in d lord.God blss!
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Francis Mumboh
I feel so much pain like I can't help it,too many tears like I can't stop...even words can't express.but I thank God cuz I knw u resting in d lord.God blss!
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George Promise
take heart bro
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Tamunotonye Bennett
OH MY GOD WHAT A TRAGEDY AM SO SORRY I PRAY GOD TO MEND UR BROKEN HEART ND GIVE PEACE ND STRENTH TO FACE EACH DAY AMEN
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Habib Tinkir
its really sad but God knows best.all these attributes were amplified by his pastor in my presence.dnt knw him frm anywhere but hearing alot about him frm u n pastor made me feel like av met him.indeed he was warm cos even in death i cld still feel a sense of warmth about him.God give u da strength to keep holding up.he is resting up on high.
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Luwiga Lauthan Henry
May God in His Infinite Mercy grant you and your family the strenght and fortitude to be bear this unbearable loss,stay strong bro.
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Joseph Torubeli
So, shocking & unbelievable to hear; So painful & unbearable loss;. What a vacuum? May God fill your hearts with His Spirit of. Comfort the Peters family to bear this irreplaceable loss & vacuum. R.I.P. Lt. S.F. Peters. Amen.
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Olowooje Bosede Busayo
may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. accept my condolence
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Opena Factual Obinna
may his soul rest in perfect peace.pls my broda take heart.
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Patence Ornguga
So sad*sobin
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Ayomiposi Omogbotemi Prince
God knows it all brother. May God grant him eternal rest.
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Obioma Ndubisi-Igwilo
Take Ur solace in God. He alone can comfort you. Accept my deepest sympathies.
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Emmanuel Mmeje
sooooo unbelievable, may his soul rest in peace
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