"Sister 'Nike", as we all affectionately addressed her, became an integral part of our Family when her younger Brother, 'Banji and my younger Sister, 'Bunmi, were joined in Holy Matrimony, and she was, indeed, a caring, marvellous and amazing personality.
Her relationship with us transcended that of a Sister-in-law; she was a Sister in the true sense thereof, calling regularly, to inquire about the Welfare of everyone in our Family, treating us as though we were of the same Family.
Some years back, when my now-late eldest Sister (also named "Sister 'Nike") was ill and in LASUTH, Dr. Mrs. 'Nike Adeniran, in consideration of the not particularly professional treatment she (my Sister) had received in LASUTH, insisted that she be brought to her (Dr. Mrs. 'Nike Adeniran) hospital (she and her husband, now-late "Bro. Bayo", Dr. Anthony Adebayo Adeniran, had a hospital in Ogbomoso), from where my Sister was moved to the Bowen Medical Centre (now Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso) where she underwent a surgical procedure, and later moved back to the Adenirans' for recuperation; all pro bono.
"Sister Nike", indeed, epitomised the Tenets of Humanity and the Obligations of the Hippocratic Oath, and she sure deserves one of the Mansions in The Celestial Kingdom, as she, manifestly, lived a Life of Love: Christ's only Injunction to us all.
I'm happy 'Buki and I visited her in hospital, a week before she exchanged mortality for Immortality ... and she, as usual, expressed her radiant and infectious smile, happy to see us, even in her frailty.
I'm happier that she was blessed with The Sacrament of Extreme Unction, alongside The Viaticum.
Requiem eternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis ... Requiescat in Pace per Christum Dominum nostrum. AMEN.
May The Holy Spirit, The Comforter, comfort all of us who grieve her temporal parting, and give us The Grace to prepare for our own inevitable, Christian parting. AMEN.
BABAJIDE AJISAFE