Tears as bride dies on wedding day
BY ADA DIKE
A bride died shortly before her wedding was solemnized in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
Rebecca Oyedotun was in high spirit putting finishing touches with her husband to-be, Abiodun Oluwadamilare without knowing what fate had in stock. They and their families fixed Saturday, August 19 as their wedding day, but that wedding didn’t hold.
The 28 year-old Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger state graduate, was said to have served in Lagos state where she secured a job and working there until her mysterious death.
She was described as a gentle, easy-going lady, who was devoted to the service of God
The late Rebecca was in Ogbomoso since Monday while the groom an Abeokuta, Ogun state native, arrived Ogbomoso with his family and friends before the set day.
Everything was almost set by Friday, the cows had been slaughtered and the meat fried, every necessary preparation was made, there were a lot of people coming and going to rejoice with them,” a sister-in-law of the deceased, who did not however, mention her name, told ogbomosoinsightonline.com at their residence at Caretaker area, on Wednesday, in the presence of the father of the deceased, Evangelist Moses Oyedotun.
She further revealed that Abiodun is their only child so excitement filled the air, not knowing tragedy was ominously lurking in the corner.
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“We had bought ewedu to be used, ingredients had been ground, and in the morning of Saturday, amala (yam flour paste) was made, rice was ready, the venues were set, but the ceremony never held as the bride was never available,” the sister-in-law explained.
Asked if the lady had shown signs of sickness she answered in the negative stressing she was hale and hearty.
Though the mother of the deceased, Mrs. Ruth Oyedotun, could not utter a single word, visibly overtaken by grief, the father, Evangelist Oyedotun of Cherubim and Seraphim Reformed Church, Isale-High School area, managed to say everything was going on perfectly until about 10:30pm Friday when she with her friends were having the bridal shower ceremony and she reportedly slumped.
“We quickly took her to Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso. After some time she was revived and she appeared stable and by dawn of Saturday, a nurse told us quoting a doctor that she would be briefly discharged to attend the ceremony to sign the marriage documents and be returned to continue the treatment,” Oyedotun informed.
But then her condition deteriorated again, so she was confined to the bed. We even were required to take her to Bowen University Teaching Hospital for some tests which we promptly did. Her husband, who on learning about her condition fainted and was later anxiously crying, ‘let me take her away.’ We were in the hospital throughout that Saturday.”
Her condition did not improve until she gave up the host Sunday morning.
It was learnt many guests who never got wind of the development were already in the church that Saturday to witness the event and rejoice with the couple only to meet the church empty.
