Ubong is a simple, easy-going, hardworking, humble, and God-fearing young man. I knew him through my Electrician, Kennedy. If I needed someone to help clean the compound, Ubong will do that efficiently and will be done with it in less than an hour.

This morning, I was inside the town campus of the University of Uyo, Uniuyo, when a friend who was with me pointed to a young lady crying desperately and walking towards the University gate. What could make a young lady cry this way inside the University environment on a Saturday morning? We both pondered.

Less than 10 minutes, my phone rang? It was my electrician friend, Kennedy.

“Hello Sir. Sir Ubong is dead oh! Ubong is

Confused and a bit disoriented, I called back. “Kennedy which Ubong? Is it your boy who just buried his Mum yesterday”, I asked. Yes, he replied. How? What happened? Was he sick? I asked. No Sir, he replied. He just had a minor argument with his roommate he lived together at Idak Okpo Street and within seconds, the roommate took a knife and stabbed him from the back. He lost a lot of blood and we rushed him to the University Clinic where he died”. His body is at the University of Uyo Clinic, town campus.

“Hold on Kennedy, I don’t understand”. I’m inside the University and in fact I’m not too far from the Clinic and moments ago, I saw a young girl crying, walking towards the gate”, I asked. “Yes Sir, that’s his Cousin. We just left to call a photographer to take some pictures of Ubong’s corpse before we take him to the mortuary”, he replied.

So where is this his “roommate” who stabbed him to death, I asked? “He is currently being detained at Barracks Road Police Station”, he replied with emotions and agonizing tears overshadowing his voice.

Till this very moment, I’m yet to recover from this news and still can’t understand what anger, provocation, or quarrel will make a roommate pick up and knife and stab to death his fellow roommate who just buried his Mother barely 24 hrs ago.

I pray the Police will help unravel more of what we don’t know but it’s hard to say Rest in Peace Ubong. I still can’t understand what just happened. Ubong, dead? Just like that? Someone who just buried his Mother yesterday? I wish it was a nightmare.

dead oh just like that”, the call ended.

A 42-year-old Nigerian tech wizard, David Gbodi Odaibo, who as of late won a $125 million (around N69billion) U.S government contract, is d*ad. 

 

His sibling, Stephen Odaibo, made the disclosure on Sunday, a day after the episode. As per him: "My sibling died yesterday. My heart is broken. He had a cardiovascular arrhythmia/heart att*ck in his rest. 

 

He was completely immunized and didn't have Coronavirus. He and I were so close. David was caring, delicate, splendid, and humble. He had a PhD in Computer Engineering and was a Kaggle Grandmaster, the most noteworthy achievable expertise level in viable Machine Learning. 

 

He acquainted me with AI. The calculation he composed for consequently recognizing dangers at Airports just won a $125 Million agreement from Department of Homeland security around 1 wk prior. 

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His code beat down organizations upheld by Billions of dollars. So later on when you securely fly the skies, if it's not too much trouble, recall my sibling David. Our hearts are broken. My helpless guardians his better half and two little youngsters. His 4 kin. 

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We are crushed. David and I were enormously adjusted to our greatest advantage and would frequently talk for quite a long time. Our association was uncommon and valuable. We finished telephone discussions with "adoration you." 

 

Embrace your friends and family and reveal to them you love them. However there might be distress in the evening, satisfaction comes toward the beginning of the day. I'm ameliorated that David is with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."