Fiance mourns bride-to-be killed in Lagos traffic collision

The fiancé of the late Immaculate Okochu who was killed by a truck on Wednesday at Badore in Ajah area of Lagos State is mourning her.

Ms Okochu was on her way to work when a truck collided with the motorcycle she was on.

The 24-year-old who had her introduction in March was scheduled to get married in October. Until her death, she worked at one of the outlets of Cold Stone Creamery.

Her fiancé identified simply as Loveday said in an Instagram post on Friday that they were supposed to go shopping on Saturday for their wedding.

“The life is meaningless until you make my life meaningful how can you leave like that? The drinks for your bride price is ready (sic). Oh baby we are supposed to go shopping tomorrow for our wedding. I tried to save you but I was too late,” he wrote.

Loveday narrated his reaction when he was informed of the accident.

“I was told you had an accident I was on my way. There was traffic I drop from the car and start running looking for you so I can take you to hospital, I ran and ran until I saw you oh baby you were gone,” he wrote.

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The life is meaningless until you make my life meaningful how can you leave like that? The drinks for your bride price is ready. Oh baby we are supposed to go shopping tomorrow for our wedding. I tried to saved you but I was too late. I was told you had an accident I was on my way. There was traffic I drop from the car and start running looking for you so I can take you to hospital, I ran and ran until I saw you oh baby you were gone. I cried I screamed, called your name in the middle of the road I was mad, you couldn’t say baby I am okay. 😭😭😭 I beg you to wake up let’s talk you refused. I hold yours hands they were cold. Getting to Mortuary I was told to remove your previous ring, I said baby they asked me to remove the engagement ring you love so much, you couldn’t say a word. Your body was cold I said baby do you wanna take shower you couldn’t answer, I hug you, I kissed you yet you couldn’t even respond to me. How can you do this ? The pain is too much. If money could bring you back I will give up everything on my name. My heart hurts so badly. Where are you? Come to me. I will always visit your grave. I will bring you flower. If you ever get a chance to appear to me. I will be waiting. Your pictures on the wall will remain there. I love you baby. I can’t even stop crying. How can you do this to me? This is very hard for me @coldstonecreamery_nigeria you killed my wife. You stressed her until she die. @coldstonecreamery_nigeria no single humanity in you all. They use their workers until they die or they sack them. It will never be well with you people for taking Emife way from me. @coldstonecreamery_nigeria you made my life miserable. All my dream is destroyed by @coldstonecreamery_nigeria 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 baby where are you ahhh

A post shared by Loveday (@i_amloveday) on Aug 13, 2020 at 2:44pm PDT

Loveday assured he would always visit her grave and leave her pictures on the wall.

In another post, he said on the day of the incident, she had promised to return home at 5pm so she could cook.

Okochu’s friend and wedding planner Lucy Ibe told BBC Pidgin that she was notified of the incident by someone who called her with the victim’s phone.

“She (Immaculate) died yesterday (Wednesday) on the Badore Road. She was first taken to a hospital in the area, and from there, she was referred to the General Hospital, Marina,” she said.

“When I got to the hospital, she was still inside the boot of the vehicle that brought her receiving drip and she was not even attended to until she died.”