By Simeon Ndaji
As the horrendous news of the Dana air crash reverberated within the week, sending mourning signals to the families, relations, friends, colleagues, offices, business associates of the victims, even the native land where they hail from; some persons and indeed, the media capped it all by referring to the ugly incident as a black Sunday because as many as 153 souls were sent to the great beyond just in a jiffy—unsung.

Yet these souls cannot rest in peace because their bodies were either entangled… or lurking beneath the debris, but as the days rolled by, some groaning souls had been liberated by government operatives working tirelessly at the crash site to retrieve their bodies, either whole or mangled by every dint of concerted  efforts.

Meanwhile, the state government has taken steps to ensure the rehabilitation of people displaced from precincts of the crash to Agbowa,Lagos State Relief Camp.

These hectic activities sequel to the black Sunday crash within the precincts of Okunsanya/Toyin, Iju-Ishaga have not abated as the week is ending rather shortly, and the magnitude of the evacuation work  being tackled by Lagos State operatives is quite enormous — and is most likely to assume an unprecedented  dimension soonest.

As this reporter pondered over the crash, the extent of damage and busy tractors and  trucks at work, I waded through the crowd, and also scaled through the iron barricade that restrict the surging crowd, and I took some shots and immediately, I was halted and challenged by an armed soldiers who threatened to seize my handset, and looking ferocious at me said: “Why did you take picture here, why did you take my picture, I don’t want myself in television… .”

His colleague also  armed insisted that he  saw me took a shot,and said I should release the camera,but I declined,he insisted that I should not move an inch without deleting the picture in their presence.

I’m a journalist from Vanguard assigned to report the crash,” I explained. “No, you are not in uniform, why are you not in  your uniform like those people?” pointing at the medical team and Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) team and others are wearing uniform.“Journalists don’t wear uniform,” I further explained. Where is your ID card, I pulled my ID. “Delete my picture from your camera now … .” I complied and moved to one of the residents of  the affected buildings by the crash.

Relaxing on chair and tired was Mr. Emmanuel Shoyemi, a businessman whose house was affected,  said he was tired and I cannot talk.

Pastor Adedini Adekunle of CAC, Praise & PrayerChurchdamaged by rescue helicopter,narrating the incident said he thanked  God who saved his family from the desaster.