On the 8th of July 2022, I received the shocking news that Mr. Abe had been shot while campaigning for a party member.
I actually warned the person who sent the message not to make such a joke as it I felt it was very distasteful. (He knows I hold Mr. Abe in very high esteem hence I was emotional when I received the news). I was then told to check the news online as he inststed that it wasn't a joke.
I went online and till now I have not recovered from the shock. This shock got worse when at about 5pm the news update came in indicating that Mr. Abe had given up the ghost.
I can't believe that Japan's longest serving prime minister Mr. Shinzo Abe would be fallen by an assassin's bullet so easily.
Why? Who would commit such a dastardly act?
My mind has had severe difficulty processing how the assailant managed to get access to a gun in Japan.
Even worse, how and why was he allowed to get so close to Mr. Abe?
Where were the police officers?
Did Mr. Abe not have a unit assigned to protect him on his daily outings?
Was this a result of a lapse in judgement or mere incompetence on the part of the police?
How come no one noticed the suspicion looking man with a sling bang on his shoulder so close to Mr. Abe?
There are so many unaswered questions and the stories that are circulating in the media about this being about Mr. Abe's religious affiliation seem farfetched, dumbfounding and ludicrous.
Is there any truth to this story ?
In Japan a bubbling, savvy, dynamic, thoughtful, caring, hardworking man with gigantic political stature was felled by an assassin's bullet on the 8th of July 2022.
Yes, a giant has fallen. Mr Abe has departed this cruel world.
He has left a great vaccuum which would be impossible to fill by any other politcian in this clime.
Japan misse you, Asia misses you and the world certain misses you.
Adieu Mr. Abe Shinzo.