A Nigerian man identified as @Nonsowave on X, formerly Twitter, has recounted the shocking moment he discovered that a friend he had been trying to reach had d!ed weeks earlier.

According to the man, his attempts to contact the friend repeatedly failed, prompting him to reach out to the person’s elder sibling for information.

The X user said the friend’s elder brother initially suggested that the person might simply have been away from their phone.

However, during the conversation, the elder brother reportedly invited him to visit whenever he had the opportunity.

The man eventually accepted the invitation and visited the family one weekend, only to receive devastating news about his friend.

He said he was informed that the friend had d!ed approximately one month earlier, although the family had reportedly decided not to make a public announcement about the d3ath.

He wrote:> “When I called her elder brother, he said she probably wasn’t close to her phone, but then he said that if I ever had the chance, I should stop by and visit. One weekend, I finally decided to visit, and to my surprise, he told me my friend had d!ed about a month earlier, but the family had chosen not to announce it”

The circumstances surrounding the reported d3ath were not disclosed in the post.

Story sparks reactions

The unexpected revelation generated emotional reactions from other X users, with many expressing sympathy and reflecting on how difficult it must have been to discover the news in such an unexpected manner.

BigTee wrote:> “The family knows why they chose not to announce it. Chai, that might have kept you thinking about it throughout 2023”

Annah commented:> “Haaaaaaaaa. Oh Jesus. > I can’t imagine the shock and pain”

Melody asked:> “Jesus Christ! And they had buried?”

Glorious God added:> “Oh no! That must have been a very big blow”

The story has sparked broader conversations about grief, privacy surrounding d3aths and the emotional impact of unexpectedly learning about the passing of someone close.