A community leader has slumped and died while dancing at a traditional wedding in Borokiri, axis of old Port Harcourt Township in Rivers State.<\/p>\n
The middle-aged man simply identified as Dein, was a community chief from Ataba in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n
The sad incident was said to have happened on Monday at a traditional marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a viral video which surfaced online on Tuesday, the man who was dressed in a traditional white top, black trousers and holding a white handkerchief took to the floor and started displaying his dancing skills to the admiration of the guests.<\/p>\n He continued dancing to the rhythmic tunes, the cheers and ovation grew louder, with some clapping and watching, when suddenly he fell<\/a> to the ground.<\/p>\n But the crowd neither moved because they never suspected anything untoward would happen, while the master of ceremony was making jokes suggesting it that was part of the dancing skills.<\/p>\n The master of ceremony said, \u201cIs this (sudden fall to the ground) part of the dance? Is fainting<\/a> part of the dance? Is fainting part of the dance?\u201d<\/p>\n Suddenly, the man made a move with his hands and head as if he was trying to stand up, but fell again and remained motionless.<\/p>\n Few minutes afterwards, a man walked up to him to know what the problem was, two other guests followed and they touched him and rolled him sideways but his hands dropped.<\/p>\n The MC said, \u201cDoctor is going to check him; check if it is alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n As apprehension grew, the men signalled to themselves and took the man away.<\/p>\n It was gathered that one of the guest and a medical doctor confirmed the man\u2019s death.<\/p>\n The spokesman for the state Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said he saw the video, but he had yet to get any report on it.<\/p>\n Watch the video below:<\/p>\n