Local doctor dies in Nigeria disaster
She was going to open another office in Kokstad in October.
DOCTOR Dickie Ngcobo (48) and her husband Thuthukani (49) were among the 84 South Africans who died in the Nigerian building collapse.
Dickie was the founder and CEO of Ukuphila Wellness Centre, which has branches throughout the country, including the South Coast.
According to a report in the Witness, Mduduzi Mabaso, spokesman for the Ngcobo family, said Dickie and Thuthukani left for Nigeria on September 9 to visit TB Joshua’s Synagogue of All Nations for the first time.
“They were very excited. They kept sharing the scriptures with us and spoke of the beauty of the church,” he said.
“I last spoke to them on the morning of September 12, just before the accident. We saw the news and then we couldn’t get hold of them,” he explained.
The deaths of the two were confirmed by a church delegation which came from Lagos to deliver the bad news.
The report continued, saying Twenty-five injured victims, who had gone to attend Prophet Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations, arrived at the airbase in Tshwane aboard a C130 Hercules air-ambulance aircraft.
Of the injured, three were children, two of whom had been orphaned by the disaster.
Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, said at a media briefing that 84 South Africans were among the 115 now confirmed dead.
“As far as we’re concerned, we’ve identified all the South Africans, those who died and those who were injured.” he said.
It has been said that Prophet TB Joshua will come to South Africa soon to visit the families of South Africans who died and to see the survivors.
