Tragedy in Ibadan: 22-Year-Old Graduate Dies After Fall from Cocoa House — Family Left in the Dark
On a quiet Tuesday afternoon, the bustling city of Ibadan was shaken by a tragedy that has left many speechless and heartbroken. A 22-year-old fresh graduate — full of dreams and potential — met an untimely death after falling from one of the top floors of the iconic 26-storey Cocoa House.
According to reports, the young man was working at Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) when the fatal incident occurred. He was immediately rushed to the emergency ward… but it was too late.
"The company said he was taken to the emergency ward, but he had already d!ed. His mother wasn’t even contacted by the company. It was a random person who called her…,” a source close to the family revealed.
The part that has sparked outrage and sorrow online? His mother wasn’t even informed by the organization. Instead, a stranger — someone unrelated to his workplace — called her with the devastating news.
A Final Goodbye, But No Answers
The young man has since been quietly buried, reportedly by the church. The situation raises important questions about duty of care, workplace safety, and responsibility — especially when a life is lost on site.
What makes this even more heartbreaking is the lack of transparency and communication from the institution. There has been no official statement from Winners Chapel at the time of writing.
The Internet Reacts
The story has sparked online conversations around:
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How churches and organizations handle tragic incidents.
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The emotional toll on families left behind.
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Whether this could have been prevented.
Many are demanding answers. Others are calling for a full investigation into the circumstances of the fall and the actions taken by the church afterward.
A Life Lost Too Soon
He was just 22. A graduate. A son. A friend. A dreamer.
And now, he’s gone — with little to no accountability from the institution where he spent his last moments.
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