By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
TRAGEDY struck on Christmas Eve in Obogoro community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, when a cow slated for the slaughter, revolted and killed a former youth president of the community, Mr Sobokime Igodo.
It was gathered that the deceased and a group of friends had contributed money to buy the cow for the Yuletide season as was their custom yearly.
On this occasion, they bought the cow and was taken to Obogoro, the deceased’s house for the ritual butchering and sharing.
It was gathered that the butchers, two of them, had a difficult time to make the cow succumbed to butchering.
The deceased, who was said to be inside the house, had come out but was on a call and was not paying attention to the drama between the two butchers and the cow.
Sources said in a jiffy, the cow got up and charged towards the deceased who was absentmindedly on a call, rammed him so hard that he landed on his back and broke his spine.
He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, before he was referred to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers where he was declared dead!
A family source said the circumstances surrounding the death of Sobokime was a devastating one for the family and the Obogoro community.
According to him, his death has ruined the air of festivities for the family and the youths of Obogoro.
Meanwhile, Bayelsa State has been thrown into mourning following the death of one time senator representing Bayelsa East, Senator Inatimi Rufus Spiff.
Spiff, a one –time Secretary to the old Rivers State government under governor Rufus Ada George was also a former Commissioner for Education in Bayelsa State.
Until his death he was the Chairman of the Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP).
His death is a big blow to the PDP in Bayelsa East, especially Brass Local Government Area, where he has been a backbone for the party.
One of his political associates and PDP candidate for Nembe/ Brass Federal Constituency, Maria Ebikake described his death as painful.
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