Miss Bridget Azin Omang was taken to
a popular church in Ikotun area of Lagos State on Saturday, June 30, this year,
by her mother to be spiritually healed of a mental disorder. However, newsmen
gathered that she got lost in the church within 24 hours. Since then, her
whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery. Bridget and her mother arrived
in
Lagos from their village, Kakwagom in Boki Local Government area of Cross River
State on Friday, June 29, which was a day before the incident. 
On that fateful day, Bridget and her
mother got to the church at about 9:00a.m with the aim to see the senior pastor
on time. But it was not so because they met hundreds of people from different
parts of Nigeria and abroad waiting to see the same senior pastor. So, they
joined the queue to wait their turn. It did not get to their turn until very
late in the evening when the pastor decided to take some rest.
So, Bridget and her mother decided to
sleep in the church with the hope to meet the senior pastor the following
morning. They slept and when the mother woke up, she could not find her
daughter beside her. She searched for her and when she could not trace her, she
broke down in tears in the church. As gathered, nobody attended to her among
the crowd that also came to see the senior pastor as they all minded their
business. Unfortunately, newsmen gathered that Bridget’s mother was left to her
fate.
President of the Kakwagom Family
Union, Lagos State chapter, Mr. Emmanuel Ayim, said Bridget’s mother came to
the meeting of the union held on Saturday, July 7, at 33, Adebiyi Street, Shomolu,
where she reported the matter to them. His words: “Bridget’s mother reported to
us during our meeting that she took her daughter to the church for healing
because the daughter has mental problem. But when she woke up the following
morning, she was nowhere to be found.
Possibly, she had stood up and walked
away while her mother was still fast asleep. “They are from our village and I
know them personally. In spite of her insanity, Bridget is not violent. She
makes friendship with some people while she avoids others, depending on her
mental state at any point in time. I must tell you that before her mother took
her to Lagos, her elder brother who is a lecturer had taken her to psychiatric
hospital in Calabar.
She had spent six months from the 24
months she was to spend at the hospital. But her mother was not patient; she
wanted a quick healing. “Bridget is in her early 30s now and the mental
challenge started about five years ago. Before then, she had finished her
secondary education and she has had two children.” If Bridget is found, Mr.
Ayim urged members of the public to contact the nearest police station or reach
him (Mr Ayim) on this number: 08056279145.
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