Africa-Press – Nigeria. The family of Isaac Satla, the 22-year-old Plateau State-born student who was murdered last week in South Africa, has appealed for urgent financial assistance to repatriate his remains to Nigeria for burial.
The deceased who was an e-hailing Bolt driver, was abducted and murdered by two passengers who had requested his e-hailing service on February 11 with his body and the stolen car later discovered in Atteridgeville in the Moshongo Province of Pretoria
Following the arrest of the suspects by the South African police, Isaac’s family is now faced with the grim reality and is struggling to raise the funds required to transport his body back to Jos where they want him laid to rest.
The family spokesman, Otila Onaja, who disclosed this in an interview with eNCA on Sunday, said the family’s pain of losing a promising young man has also been increased by the financial burden they face in bringing the young man home.
“We need funds to take him back home so that he can be laid to rest in his hometown where he’s from,” Onaja who is also the deceased uncle said.
“We need more to be done. This is very heartbreaking for us and we need more safety for other people who are working on this job, like Isaac,” he added.
Describing Isaac as the family’s shining light before his life was cut short, Onaja said he had travelled to South Africa in pursuit of better opportunities and was studying mobile engineering.
“Isaac was a peaceful person, very respectful. He was our family’s shining light.
“He was studying mobile engineering and was due to graduate next month. And this happened to him. Isaac loved cars. He was a peaceful, kind, and friendly person. People loved him.
“He was a champion. He championed his friends all around. Everywhere he went, people loved him. People liked to be around him. Till the day he died, he was with his friends. Till the last minute, he was with his friends.
“He just went to hustle to become a person, a responsible person. He was a hardworking young man.
“As a family, what do you make of the brutal manner of his death, especially when he was just out doing his job? This is quite unacceptable.
“Right now we need assistance. We need funds to take him back home so that he can be laid to rest in his hometown where he’s from.
“We are calling on the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, the government, members of the Nigerian community in South Africa, well-wishers, and the public to assist in ensuring Isaac receives a dignified burial in his homeland,” the family spokesman added.
For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press
