For Nabil
Posted on Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 3:58 PM By BellaNaija.com
This post was written by one of our readers who would prefer to remain anonymous. She writes from the depth of her heart.
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On Friday, the 11th of May
2012, Nabil complained of a headache. His best friend and business
partner took him to one of the renowned private hospitals on Lagos
Island and that day, he slipped into a coma. After a series of tests
were conducted, they discovered he had a bleed in his brain. For some
reason, there was no qualified neurosurgeon available and they were
unable to find one within the time frame and it became imperative that
he had to be taken out of the country.
My friend Nabil Hanga passed on the
following day shortly after their departure from Lagos. As I type this
I’m still reeling from the shock of the sudden loss. My friend died and
it was because our health care system in Nigeria ranges from crumbling
to non-existent. Friends and family rallied round and raised over a
$100,000 to try and get him out of here as fast as possible but it was
to no avail.
My friend, my kind sweet friend is not
here anymore because there was no qualified doctor to help him. He was
26 years old. He was a mathematical genius with a beautiful mind and a
loving heart.
He believed Nigeria was the future and
therefore wanted to invest in his country. He won’t get the chance,
because he’s gone. But you and I are still here. We need to do something
about the lackadaisical attitude towards the fabric of our society that
is falling apart over our heads. We are losing our future because we
are not willing to invest in our today. We go overseas for everything
education, healthcare and even our furnishing and forget about our dire
circumstances.
I cannot do much, I am not a politician
or a millionaire but all I have is my voice and my words and I believe
we can all raise our voices to speak against the system that allows this
kind of meaningless deaths. A system where a very minimal percentage
of the populace is able to afford good health care which is not even
available within the shores of this country is not sustainable.
Change does not come overnight or through one article but it has to start somewhere.
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Nabil had an impact on so many people and his untimely passing is
inspiring people to act to improve our healthcare system. Here is
another submission by a friend of his.
It is painful because if it wasn’t for
human error/inefficiency Nabil might still be here. They say it is
always the best of us that go first. Nabil was simply a genius, focused,
kind and didn’t care too much for the materialistic lifestyle a lot of
us are obsessed about. He was simple and always talked with this calm
gentle tone even though we all know he could argue. He did not harm his
body with alcohol or drugs or cigarettes. He was innovative – it was
obvious he was really going to contribute something great to Nigeria YET
God decided that he will leave this earth before us. Money was no
object so save Nabil’s life, private jets and hundreds of thousands of
dollars were at his disposal in a couple of hours, but money cannot
guarantee life. Who are we to know better than God but what we can do is
to get the message from this sad event. It is time to stop living in
ignorance and it is time to grow up. We all need to stop harming our
bodies because it is fragile and our biggest treasure. We need to stop
focusing on things that really do not matter because even if you lived
the pure life that Nabil did, tomorrow might be the day you face God.
This is also how we can remember Nabil’s life and he will not die in
vain.
Tags: Nabil Hanga, RIPFiled under: Inspired!, News & Features
Posted by Nigerian Global Awakening member-Ms Toyin Ajao.
May Mr Nabil soul and thousands of victims of neglect and corruption in Nigeria rest in peace.
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