East Legon: Classmates Of Justine Agbenu Weep As They Bid Final Farewell, Video Evokes Sadness

East Legon: Classmates Of Justine Agbenu Weep As They Bid Final Farewell, Video Evokes Sadness

  • A video of the burial service of Justine Agbenu in Accra has left many Ghanaians sad
  • This comes after classmates of the 12-year-old also showed up at the burial service to play their last respects
  • Many people who took to the comment section of the video consoled the grieving family on their loss

It was a sad sight to behold as Justine Agbenu, one of two students who died in a crash at East Legon, was laid to rest on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

A video making rounds on social media showed the touching moment classmates of the 12-year-old arrived at St. Theresa's Parish in Accra to pay their last respects to their departed friend.

A photo of students shedding tears at Justine Agbenu's burial service.
Classmates of Justine Agbenu pay their last respects and shed tears in video. Photo credit: @getinfomedia/TikTok @Okay 101.7 FM/Facebook
Source: TikTok

The video showed the sad scene when friends of Justine Agbenu burst into tears and had to be consoled.

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Already, Maame Dwomoh Boaten, one of the girls who also died in the same accident, has been laid to rest.

At the time of writing the report, the video had generated over 1000 likes and 200 comments.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians console the grieving family

Social media users who took to the video's comment section consoled the grieving family on their loss.

Macb Hmmusic asked:

"Please someone should tell me oo. What actually happened in East Legon?"

Dina Esinam Afitor Numekevor reacted:

"You and your son are making the hearts of people bleed and you tell us your son didn’t take gun…3dawanim!"

Konsagh Zon Ernest added:

"Painful exit, may God give them peaceful rest and may the Lord send the Holy Spirit to come and comfort the families."

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Patricia Akuaba Seshie added:

"No mother or grandma deserves this."

Justine Agbenu's grandmother speaks

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the grandmother of Justine Agbenu shed light on how Bishop Salifu Amoako attempted to seek forgiveness from their family.

She told Kofi Adoma in an interview that Salifu Amoako sent some men to their residence to apologise on his behalf after Justine's death.

She noted that the apology was not accepted and that her family sent the men away.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over six years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL). He also worked as a content writer for Scooper News. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.