A staff with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA Uyo, Mr. Uko Ima, has every reason to remain eternally grateful first to God almighty, and secondly, the Ibom Specialist Hospital built by the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
His two children; a boy, little Master David Uko Ima, who is two and a half year old and a little girl, Benita Uko Ima who were victims of the black Saturday, 10th December, 2016 where the Reigners Bible Church collapsed on worshippers during the bishopric enthronement of their church General Overseer, Apostle Akan Weeks, are a living testimony of the Amazing grace of God.
The father of the children, Mr. Uko Ima who was with them alongside the wife in the church and baby, during the unfortunate incident said the building collapsed on his children, inflicting deep injury on the head and other parts of the body. While, the two children were affected, the father and mother who were also trapped in the building were not hurt.
5 year old Benita Uko Ima sustained head injury, the 2 and a half year old David, had a fracture on the right hand and a deep cut on head. Of the three children he has, two were affected, while the other was not hurt.
Explaining the medical attention given to the children by the hospital, the Contract Manager of Ibom Specialist hospital, Mr. Solomon Osakwe said successful surgical operations were carried out on their head by doctors, adding that they are in stable condition.
During surgical operation on David's fractured head, a pipe was inserted to drain out clotted blood. The operation which was carried out on them immediately they arrived the hospital, was done by the hospital surgeons.
