A teacher with the Federal Housing Estate Secondary School, Calabar, the Cross River State capital, southsouth Nigeria, hasplunged to death from a pear tree.
The man simply called Eddy fell off while trying to pluck pear from a big pear tree at the back of their house.
Eddy, who hails from Biase and lives with his elder brother, a serving permanent secretary with the Cross River State Government at House 2, J Line Federal Housing Estate, fell off the tree when he climbed it to pluck the fruit for Vicky, hisgirlfriend, who came to visit him.
An eyewitness told P.M.NEWS how the tragedy occurred: “He was at home last Wednesday afternoon after the school vacated last week and Vicky, his girlfriend, called to say she was coming to the house. When she came she saw that quite a number of the pear fruits were ripe and ready for plucking and she asked Eddy if he could get some for her and he obliged.”
The source further said since the pear tree is a very big one there is a ladder with which anyone who wanted to climb would place on the stem to reach the branches from where hecould get the fruits.
“But this time, the heavy rainfall in Calabar had caused the stem of the pear tree to be wet and slippery so when he had climbed to a point, the ladder slipped off from the stem and he came crashing to the ground,” said the source.
Our source said the teacher fell with his forehead hitting the ground, causing his forehead to swell to the size of a man’s fist within seconds of the crash.
“The man managed to drive his pick up van to hospital but when he got opposite Senator Ita Giwa’s gate, he became too dizzy and pulled up by the side of the road and one of his brothers had to drive him to hospital where he later died.”
A doctor at the General Hospital, Calabar said Eddy died fromhemorrhage in his brain. His body was deposited at the hospital’s mortuary
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/08/06/teacher-dies-plucking-pear-for-girlfriend/

He died loving.RIP.

What's dis doing in the politics section?

Why did they still let him drive? What he needed was to rest till he got to the hospital that might have spared his life...anyway,R.I.P

olsmade: What's dis doing in the politics section?

Now, why couldn't his girlfriend hold the ladder?

Things we do for love

In about 6months time u'll hear the girlfriend has married another man. The guy will be forgotten. I remember when I was in sch, a boy went to a river that flowed across our sch with his gf, her scarf fell into the river & like a super hero he dived to get it back & unfortunately drowned. After shedding tears that day, she started going out with another guy barely 2weeks later.

Omg that is terrible, but not surprising. I predict a similar fate for those men who sacrificed themselves for their GF's in that American theater shooting a few weeks ago.

Its just not worth it, if these dudes could look back they would be so embarrassed.

Federal Housing Estate Secondary School, Calabar, the Cross River State capital
I was a Corper in that school way back.
Nice school with beautiful intelligent teenage girls

olsmade: What's dis doing in the politics section?

Looks to me like you don't know where you are. Look around!

pleep: Now, why couldn't his girlfriend hold the ladder?

Cos you didn't tell her to.

Eeya he died for love....
May his soul rest in peace.

So sad.
On to the next one

Hmmmm.rip loverdude.
Babe i can kpai 4 u*meant 4 dummies

Nonsense

R.I.P, but on the lighter note; why is it that fruit is always the cause of man's misery? Remember the garden of Eden

Teacher dies plucking pear for girlfriend.

gulfer: R.I.P, but on the lighter note; why is it that fruit is always the cause of man's misery? Remember the garden of Eden

lwkm oh. . .i can't stop laughing

The guy is a true samurai warrior. . .R.I.P

Almost a similar case with Adam and Eve. Men and plucking fruits all in the name of love? No be today e start!

Everything i do baby, i do it for you.... Now get a fu*ck up there, and get the pear ur self.....!

kobezex: In about 6months time u'll hear the girlfriend has married another man. The guy will be forgotten. I remember when I was in sch, a boy went to a river that flowed across our sch with his gf, her scarf fell into the river & like a super hero he dived to get it back & unfortunately drowned. After shedding tears that day, she started going out with another guy barely 2weeks later.

What do you expect? She should put her life on permanent hold because her boyfriend died being nice to her?
It's sad he died - yes, but there's no reason to deny yourself happiness forever, and I doubt the young man would want that for someone he cared about.

Really sad story. The Pear Tree was just the alibi for death. He was going that day no matter what. I really feel for his family and the lady in question.

I guess the lesson is "safety first", don't take undue risks.

That was so unprofessional!
Why would a teacher be climbing tree?! What then does he expect his young students to do?! To me, he dragged his profession to the mud.
RIP though.

He'll go to heaven because he died for Luv.

love is wicked

Benswaggy: He'll go to heaven because he died for Luv.

which part of heaven?

Cause of his death(s) (1) Evil peer? (2) they have killed him spiritual. I mean the p.o.l.i.t.i....c.i.a.............n. RIP,

;DLWKMD

kobezex: In about 6months time u'll hear the girlfriend has married another man. The guy will be forgotten. I remember when I was in sch, a boy went to a river that flowed across our sch with his gf, her scarf fell into the river & like a super hero he dived to get it back & unfortunately drowned. After shedding tears that day, she started going out with another guy barely 2weeks later.

my tots as well; you beat me to it. He died going after the forbidden fruit

gulfer: R.I.P, but on the lighter note; why is it that fruit is always the cause of man's misery? Remember the garden of Eden