Newlyweds Dozie and Joan Okoye, who tragically lost their lives in a gas tanker explosion on March 11, 2025, have been laid to rest amid deep sorrow from family and friends.
The couple had married just weeks earlier, on February 22, before their untimely passing in the fatal blast on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
A viral video on social media shows mourners overcome with grief as they bid farewell to the young couple.
Many have turned to social media to express their condolences and call for stricter safety measures to prevent similar tragedies.
As their loved ones mourn, the memory of Dozie and Joan Okoye endures.
Sharing the video on her official Instagram page, investigative journalist Temilola Sobola wrote; “This is Chiedozie, a Zenith Bank Staff and Chidalu, a nurse from The United States. They got married in Lagos on Feb 22, 2025. Unfortunately, they were victims of the gas truck explosion that occurred at The Otedola Bridge on March 11, 2025. They were both buried yesterday, March 22, 2025. Family and Friends are mourning and still in shock of their demise……”
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See reactions below;
shoe.ville_collectionz : Untimely death won’t be our portion in Jesus name🙏… May God console the family of the deceased 🙏.
investor__beejay: Got married on the 22 both died on the 11, buried on the 22 . Life scary bro🙂.
arike_alase: Hmmmm😢 May God rest their souls 🙏🙏.
ayooniadee__ : Ahh Omg 😢, may their souls rest in eternal peace 🙏🏼.
thefirstladyomorewa : This is really heartbreaking 😢GOD have mercy 😢.
damsel824 : She’s my colleague at work, it’s so tragic.