Victor Moses’ Parents Were Killed In A Religious Crisis; Seventeen Years Later The Story Is The Same For Many Others

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Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses was only 11 years old when both of his parents, his dad, Austin, a pastor, and mother, Josephine, were killed in a riot in Kaduna State in 2001.

Religious riots between the Muslim majority and Christian minority had divided Nigeria, and Moses’ father, who had his own church, was a target.

Moses was hidden by his uncle for a week after the murder before he was flown to England for his own safety to seek asylum.

He arrived in South London and knew no one and was placed with foster parents.

 

victor moses discovered by tony Victor Moses' Parents Were Killed In A Religious Crisis; Seventeen Years Later The Story Is The Same For Many Others

 

Moses defied the odds as an orphan, going on to become one of the national team’s most important players and a constant feature in Chelsea Football Club. Many children who have been victims of such devastating circumstances have not been so lucky.

Since the time the player lost his parents to the cold hands of death, about 17 years ago, religious and tribal…



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