A South African lady identified as Primrose Happy Vale has reportedly died in Nigeria while visiting her boyfriend.
What was supposed to be a birthday celebration with friends in Lagos, Nigeria, turned sour when the birthday girl died.
According to the Vale family in Rustenburg, North West, their daughter Primrose Happy Vale, 29, passed away on December 22 while visiting friends for the holiday season.
Her father, Orlando, stated that he heard that his daughter died from malaria in Lagos. He only got the news a week after her passing.
TRAVELLED TO NIGERIA FOR HER BIRTHDAY
“I last spoke to my daughter on 21 December and after that when I called she didn’t pick up. Even on her birthday on Christmas Day, I called and texted but there was no response.
“I couldn’t reach her until I received a call from her friend on 28 December informing me that my child had passed away,” said the father.
The deceased, who worked as a makeup artist in Cape Town, travelled to Nigeria to celebrate her birthday. She travelled with a friend her father was allegedly unaware of.
“She went there to enjoy December and was going to come back after New Year’s Day. I don’t know who she went to visit but I know it was her friends.”
The pensioner was told that he would need money in order to return his daughter’s body to South Africa.
FATHER ASKS FOR HELP TO BRING BODY BACK TO SA
Sobbing, Primrose’s father asked South Africans for financial assistance to repatriate the body of a his daughter.
“We are currently in the dark and desperately want to see her body. And we are heartbroken that she is gone. We went to Home Affairs and they said it would cost 50, 000 rands (4-million naira) to bring her back so we can have a burial for her.
“I’m a pensioner and cannot afford that much money and I am asking people for help.
“We will be happy when we see her body.”
