Airforce plane crash: Alfred Olufade’s widow pays him tribute

BUNMI Alfred Olufade, Wife of Alfred Olufade, co-pilot of the ill-fated military aircraft in Kaduna has written an emotional tribute to her late husband. Obviously, emotionally-laden, Bunmi reminded the late pilot of where their union started. She also lamented how her marriage ended in tears and suddenness.

Alfred Ayodeji Olufade was a Nigerian Air Force Official and among the victims of the military plane crash which killed the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru on May 21st, after Beechcraft 350 aircraft crashed at Kaduna International Airport on Friday evening.

His widow’s tribute posted on Instagram reads:

“Letter to SparkleOh sparkle you left me so early, oh my best friend where do i start from? Am broken and pieced, my heartaches this wasn’t what you promised me,you said you will always be der for me where are you now, oh 20th of May you took away my rare gem  we were inseparable oh God am scattered and incomplete.Same 20th of May at about 4am you woke me up with fear and said baby baby I had a bad dream, I dream that I crashed on your way to kaduna you said it looked real very real..I prayed for you seriously that morning and asked you not to worry asked you your mission order and who you where flying with you told me flt lt Asaniyi I said don’t worry you will go you will go and come back oh my World you did, you went to Enugu, Owerri and back to Abuja we did video call, we spoke at length and you where just smiling and laughing little did i know that was ur last smile and laugh I would see. And next message I received was you were going to Kaduna my heart shattered, I smelled danger. I quickly messaged you, saying wow seriously, started calling you, you didn’t pick, I called and called my sparkle didn’t pick, why didn’t you pick up, why? I wanted to beg you not to go. My heart is in a panic. You told me you were coming home to eat pounded yam and egusi I waited for you. How do I imagine myself eating without you? Is that even possible? These 3 months have been heaven to me. We eat together on the same plate. We prayed together, we laughed together and cried together. I never imagined losing you or typing R.I.P, this wasn’t the plan you had for me. We promised to tour the world together, you said you will always be by my side. It’s still like a dream that I can’t see you. I know you are coming back to me. All I see is condolences messages, how do I stand them? Reading them pierces my heart the more. Our Zain, Zion and Zoe didn’t come ah AAO you left me too soon my all in all , Aboy its too much for me to take, our bond was super strong. I feel like a failure. I couldn’t stop you. I could stop Asaniyi oh my God, oh my God you saw this. Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel your name be praised.
it’s only you that can comfort me and your mum and Dad and everyone. It’s only you. My Ayodeji is my double joy. I don’t think my joy can ever be complete without you, my Sparkle that lights up my life. My hyperactive, super jovial husband is always active, I saw them lay you to rest all I could say was GOD. my God never sleeps nor slumber but at this point I don’t know what to think again of my God. I wish you were here now. Oh oh oh oh my heart sings, oh oh oh oh my heart sings oh oh oh…. I am pained that my whole wide World is crumbled… where do I pick my pieces from God? I don’t even know what to think. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I can’t think straight. Only you God. Letter to my Husband, my Sparkle  Late flt lt AAO. You went too soon, you had bigger dreams all the dreams scattered ah ah ah my inseparable they’ve finally separated us.”

Alfred Olufade and Bunmi got married in February 2021.