A “Father Bernard” trend has been roiling Ghanaian social media in recent months.
A video of a woman crying and in despair at the burial of the late Ghanaian Reverend Father Bernard Kofi Ackon served as the inspiration for the trend.
The Ghanaian woman who became famous for plunging into Father Bernard’s grave and inspiring a viral meme has been located in Saltpond in Ghana’s Central Region.
Comfort Baaba Basiwaa Jackson, the woman, has spoken out about the reason behind her fateful jump into the grave.
She described her relationship with the late Father Bernard, saying that the spiritual leader treated her more like a father.
She admitted that she had problems in her life and that Father Bernard had been helping her by offering prayers and financial support in exchange for her helping to clean his chapel.
She claimed that Father Bernard assisted in caring for her late father even while he was still alive.
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She claimed that after Father Bernard passed away, she was so distraught that she even told one of the sisters that she wanted to go with him to the grave.
She did not intend to jump into the grave, she claimed, but something suddenly overcame her.
Baaba claims that since the video went viral, she has had to confront some individuals to get them to stop referring to her as “Father Benard.”
Baaba, who has been battling some personal demons, claims that Father Benard was incredibly kind to her and helped her get through life after her first lover, who had promised to marry her, betrayed her.
“Father Bernard helped me. I have a problem so he is the one who was my support system. He helped me navigate life after my broken heart. He also helped my father when he was alive. I didn’t know what came over me that day but his death had a toll on me and I did that in his memory,” she told Kofi TV in an interview.
She claims that because the man was so important to her, she was unable to accept his passing and felt compelled to do something sentimental in his honor.
