A TRUE PROFESSIONAL: A photo of Noramfaizul taken earlier in the morning by a fellow media and blogger, Bani Amin Ahmad Zabidi (Jinggo) a few hours before he was shot. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor 39, who was killed by a stray bullet while on a humanitarian aid mission with Putera 1Malaysia Club in Mogadishu, Somalia, had participated in similar humanitarian missions before.
Noramfaizul’s father Mohd Nor Mat Yassin 66, said his son had covered humanitarian aid missions to Gaza (Palestine) and Pakistan in the past.
Before leaving to Somalia on Aug 28, Noramfaizul was looking very cheerful and excited.
“He told me that he was going to Somalia with the Putera 1Malaysia Club’s humanitarian aid mission,” said Mohd Nor.
“He was always interested in cameras and loves to be involved in volunteer services. But we did not expect this to happen but we accept it as fate,” he told Bernama at his residence in Taman Serdang Raya here on Friday night.
Noramfaizul who was born on Nov 14, 1971 was the eldest of six siblings who first joined Bernama in 2002.
His mother Naemah Abdul Majid, 63, said two days before leaving to Somalia, the family held a prayer (tahlil doa selamat) while Noramfaizul had
bought new shoes for his two children to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
“I did not notice anything strange before he left. Before leaving to Somalia he had given me some money to pay the house rent and also some money (duit raya) for me and his father.
“All family members were present to sent him off. I am certainly sad but I accept it as fate and god’s will. I hope his soul will rest in peace,” she said. — Bernama