Alohka laid down her life for children she loved, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the Principal of Bethlehem High School, Abule-Ado, Lagos, Rev. Sis. Henrietta Alokha, for laying down her life to save the children she loved.

Alokha died while trying to reach her students during the explosion that rocked Abule Ado area of Lagos recently.

A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) in Abuja on Friday, said as her remains are laid to rest, President Buhari joined staff members and students in mourning the huge loss to the school, and the country.

It said the President believed “Sis. Alokha’s choice to lay down her life for the students she loved deserves commendation while taking into consideration her contributions to the educational development of the country through piety, diligence and charity.”

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President Buhari saluted her courage and heroism, assuring that posterity will remember her sacrificial spirit, rescuing children kept under her care, and putting her own life on the line.

Buhari prayed that the almighty God will accept her soul, comfort her family, and all those she lived and died for.

President Buhari, again, condoled with all those who lost their loved ones and property in the pipeline explosion, praying that God will strengthen them in the trying period.

 

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