By SouthernVoicenews,
The oil rich Iwhrekan community in Ughelli South local government area, Delta State, was on Saturday, September 3, thrown into mourning as a haulage self loader truck that conveyed electricity poles to the community caused a devasting accident that killed the community Secretary General, Comrade Efeturi Omoberaye.
The death of the Secretary who is survived by an aged father, mother, wife and three little kids, has thrown his family and the entire community into deep mourning as torrents of tears flows from sympathizers alike.
The late Efeturi, 36 years, was described as a humble, honest and gentle man who always went out of his ways for the good of others, and it was in one of such act he met his untimely death.
It was gathered that the late Efeturi Omoberaye, on that faithful day, was directing the truck that brought some electric concrete poles to the community while reversing.
It was in the process, that the truck mistakenly hits a fence close to where he was standing and both the fence and a pillar fell on him shattering his body apart.
Speaking to NNS on Thursday, an opinion leader in the community, Mr. Monday Nurhierume, said it was a tragedy to the entire community as the late leader was a respectful and humble young man..
“We have lost a great soul at a prime age and it has brought pains and sorrow to the entire community.”
Narrating the incident that occured at about 3pm on the said date, Mr. Monday Nurhierume disclosed that, the late Efeturi was supervising the erection and installing of electric poles in a new layout in the community, adding that, it was in the process of controlling the driver of the truck, that the driver lost control and rammed into a fence close to the area the electric pole was to be erected.
The deceased who never foresaw such occurrence, was taken unaware as the fence fell on him tore his body apart.
Mr. Monday said, though the deceased was immediately rushed to the Central Hospital Ughelli, were he was confirmed dead at the emergency unit.
As at on Thursday morning, the wife of the deceased, his family members and entire community were still in sad mood as the atmosphere exhume a sort of quietness that replicate that of a cemetery.