Pain in Farida Waziri’s Heart

“Grief is like living two lives. One is where you ‘pretend’ everything is alright, and the other is where your heart silently screams in pain,’’ says a quote.

The ways of God, it is said, are beyond human comprehension. Sometimes, you encounter some experiences which tend to make you wonder if life is fair to you or not. Perhaps, this is the lot of Farida Waziri, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Except you have been following her story in the past years, you will be shocked to know that this respected personality bears a pain in the inner recesses of her heart. In 2016, the Grim Reaper dealt a heavy blow to her when her daughter Jackie Waziri Ifidon-Ola was snatched away. 

Expectedly, the passing away of her daughter hit her like a heavy blow. Sadly, the late daughter’s husband has also gone, leaving behind their two daughters.

As gathered through a source, the EFCC boss was thrown into yet another mourning two weeks ago when her son-in-law Ohis Ifidon-Ola was snatched by the cold hands of death. The Edo State-born died two weeks ago in Manchester, United Kingdom. Since then, she has been distraught. Friends, business partners as well as old colleagues have been grieving with her through visits, calls as well as messages.

Late Ifidon-Ola was also a brother-in-law to the late Lucky Omoluwa who was the Chairman of Pinnacle Communications and founder of Centagon Schools in Abuja.