THE BIBLE V. TRADITION👹

Death is the necessary end of life. And so everyone aware of what happened to the entertainment industry and Nollywood last week must have come terms to the sad and inestimable loss of talents, brothers, sisters, husbands, men and women👥. None of the victim's' names is bigger or more important than the other as they say, death is an equaliser, ALL of them to the debit side of our ledger.

Jnr Pope Odonwodo being the leader of the crew 🚢 dominated the episode for two reasons. First he was giving online account of the risky voyage🛥️on social media, while subscribers were on-the-voyage with them until the turbulent incident.

Secondly Jnr Pope 'died' and 'revived and was alife again' to the jubilation of fans, as if other confirmed victims no longer mattered. But that was short-lived.

My worry for writing this comment is the comedy- like demand for money to appease the marine god and that was why the body of Abigail Frederick was buried at the bank of the river.🏞️

My heart 😭 bled when I read the report of her father's inability to provide N150,000 necessary traditional rites to appease the marine god. Couldn't anyone have asked for her body to remain in the mogue pending when relations, sympathisers or fans show their strength?

✍️That's why I felt I should volunteer this comment on behalf of those members of the public in my school of thought, and at same time thank Pastor Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom state for ordering exhumation of Abigail's body for a decent burial by her family.

Reports say it was Akaninye Tommy TC Chairman Eket LGA probably Abigail's home, who alerted the governor about what happened. That's a thumb up sir.

The governor has two callings: a clergy and governor. No one of good reasoning and judgement would spot anything otherwise than exactly what you did. Bravo.

In conclusion that money 💰 belongs to God was mentioned about 2000 times in the Holy Bible. Demonising money can shroud or even kill conscience, good reasoning and judgement. Otherwise who would have thought that communal ritual could isolate a young lady's body eternally from her home, only a stone throw away without a will?

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