Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of ‘one-chance’ robbers in Abuja, was to relocate to the United States for her PhD in microbiology, her father Rev. Joseph Olorunfemi has said.
The bereaved father spoke on Thursday at a press briefing organised by the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Abuja, for multi-stakeholder engagement in pursuit of justice for the late Olorunfemi.
The young woman, a member of YALI, was reportedly stabbed and thrown out of a moving vehicle on September 26, 2023, along the Maitama-Kubwa Highway.
It was alleged that the medical team at the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja requested a police report and denied her treatment. But the hospital has refuted the allegation.
“Greatness Abigail Olorunfemi was the beginning of my strength, my firstborn, my first daughter, well-learned, and still aspiring to learn,” her father said.
“My longest last discussion with her was on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 4pm in a conference call with two friends from the United States of America in respect of her ambition to further her education in 2024.
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“There and then, she delivered her profile, and a decision was made that she would commence her PhD in Microbiology in July 2024. We ended the meeting with excitement, and by Monday, September 25, she began to supply the necessary documents to facilitate the relocation.
“I remember on Monday, September 25, I had a dream and I saw a pit around the family, I summoned the family members, including Greatness, for a prayer meeting online, and we prayed to avert the evil that was pending, not knowing that it would be irreversible.”
The bereaved father said he received a call on September 28, to come to Maitama District Hospital, Abuja where the late Greatness was said to be receiving treatment.
Rev Olorunfemi said being denied immediate treatment by the hospital was “inhuman, cruel, injustice, negligence, and disregard for human life.”
