{"id":89057,"date":"2021-10-03T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T12:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=89057"},"modified":"2021-10-03T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T12:33:58","slug":"photos-buhari-honors-rivers-state-man-joe-blackson-who-died-after-rescuing-13-people-from-a-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/03\/photos-buhari-honors-rivers-state-man-joe-blackson-who-died-after-rescuing-13-people-from-a-river\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Buhari honors Rivers state man, Joe Blackson, who died after rescuing 13 people from a river"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a posthumous award to one, Joe Blankson, who died after rescuing thirteen persons from a river.<\/p>\n<p>Joe, who was widely celebrated after the tragic incident for his heroic gesture, died on July 28, 2018 after trying to rescue the 14th person when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/10\/pastor-four-others-feared-drowned-as-boat-capsizes-in-taraba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drowned<\/a> in Rivers state.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89060 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, September 30, President Buhari presented a posthumous award to his wife and two children.<\/p>\n<p>Posting photos from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/24\/osun-at-30-aregbesola-absent-as-akande-oyinlola-omisore-akeredolu-and-others-grace-anniversary-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award<\/a> ceremony on social media, President Buhari wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Thursday night at the State House, we honored the memory of Joseph Blankson, a true Nigerian hero, who lost his life while saving others following a boat accident on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State, on July 28, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blankson successfully rescued 13 persons, and tragically drowned while attempting the 14th rescue. He was the sole casualty of the boat accident.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89062 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-3-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-3-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I presented a posthumous Presidential Special Award for Bravery and Patriotism to his wife, Mercy, and his two children, in recognition of the greatness and heroism of their husband and father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to celebrate the best of Nigeria and Nigerians, as we work for and look forward to a better, brighter and greater Nigeria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Buhari-post.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Buhari-post.jpg 396w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Buhari-post-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-2-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/03\/Joe-Blankson-2-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a posthumous award to one, Joe Blankson, who died after rescuing thirteen persons from a river. Joe, who was widely celebrated after the tragic incident for his heroic gesture, died on July 28, 2018 after trying to rescue the 14th person when he drowned in Rivers state. 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