Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Tragedy as a young medical doctor identified as Valentine Egbabon reportedly died of Coronavirus at the Yaba COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit in Lagos.Many Nigerians who are Twitter users have turned out to mourn the 32-year-old doctor on their social media handlers.
We gathered from a series of tweets by the colleagues of young medical doctor that he died on Monday after testing positive to the virus three weeks ago.
The aspiring surgeon was on the frontline treating injured protesters as the #EndSars agitations against police brutality intensified nationwide.
A medical doctor and Chevening Scholar identified as Cassandra Akinde tweeted on Monday;
“Today is a sad day! My colleague and classmate @ehival lost his life after testing positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. He was an active young man with beautiful family and a bright future ahead of him. May his soul rest in perfect peace. No one is safe”.
“Rest in Peace, Dr Val COVID-19 took you from us but it can’t erase your memories. You were fit as a fiddle. You live on in our hearts. Rest on brother. Rest on”.Another doctor and social media influencer, Nonso Egembe, better known by as “Aproko doctor” also threw in rousing tributes for the late Egbabon.
Dr. Olufunmilayo Harvey @Yourfaveonlinedoc, another medical doctor practicing in the United Kingdom also wrote on his Twitter timeline “A young medical doctor @ehival has died from COVID-19. This is very sad and heartbreaking. I just checked his page again now. He even used RIP Jimoh and #EndSARS as profile name. He believed in Nigeria. He wanted a better country. Today he is gone. May God comfort his family.”
Harvey also shared a compelling video of the late doctor speaking against the shooting of protesters by armed soldiers at the Lekki Toll Plaza on the 20th of October while another video of him treating an injured protester also surfaced online.
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu last month had warned against the second wave of COVID-19 which according to him is not inevitable in Nigeria if citizens do not continue to adhere to measures put in place to contain the viral pandemic.
There have been reactions from Nigerians on Tweeter and across other social media platforms who have been praying for the repose of his soul and comfort for Egemba’s family.
“We have to come together as a society. Nobody in this country wants another lockdown and we are hoping that we have learnt enough from the consequences of the first one to prevent the second one,” Ihekweazu said.
The NCDC boss urged Nigerians to collectively work towards containing the spread of the viral pandemic.
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