Culled from
Punch
The family of Lt. Adeyemi Sowole, the
co-pilot of the Navy helicopter which crashed on Saturday in Bayelsa
State have expressed disappointment that authorities have only reckoned
with the dignitaries that died on the flight.
The co-pilot’s elder brother, Taiwo,
said the government had not treated other victims as important as the
two dignitaries – Gen. Andrew Azazi and Governor Patrick Yakowa – on
board.
Taiwo, spoke with our correspondent on Tuesday, at the family’s 28, Akintoye Street, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos home.
The ambience was sombre, as relations and friends sat around Adeyemi’s father, Solomon, in the family’s sitting room.
Words were few. But some of the sympathisers intermittently offered prayers to break the silence.
The deceased’s brother said, “All lives
are equal. At this point, the right thing to do is for government to
treat all the victims with respect and give them the same recognition.