Families of 11 Nigeria tragedy victims still in the dark

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Two families in Nkomazi, in Mpumalanga who lost their loved ones during the collapse of a church in Nigeria in September, have expressed as painful their long wait for the remains.

The remains of 73 of 84 South Africans, who died in the Nigerian church tragedy, were repatriated from Lagos to Pretoria.

The Nkuna and Vilane families are anxiously waiting for the remains of their loved ones and hope that they will soon find closure.

Though both families refused to speak to the Metro on record, they confirmed that they are still in the dark about their family members' bodies.

Sindy Hutchingson lost her mother when the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (Scoan) collapsed in September 2014.

She says her mother went with a friend to Nigeria.

Hutchingson also confirmed that they received an invitation from the church to take part in the annual candle light ceremony.

However, she says all that her family wants is the repatriation of her mother's body.

One of Vilane family yelled at the Metro crew before hanging up his phone while in anger accusing journalists of being cruel towards the families in pain.