Two brothers, Jude and Emeka Luis, died Saturday evening in Benin, Edo State, after the motorcycle they were riding had a head-on collision with a Volkswagen Passat car in their bid to avoid a stray cow.
The accident which occurred at Oben Town main road, opposite the town hall, threw residents of the small community located along Benin/Sapele road, into mourning.
According to eyewitnesses, the confusion created as the cow ran from one side of the road to the other resulted in the head-on collision.
Two occupants of the Passat car are said to be in critically condition, at Stella Obasanjo Hospital.
When our correspondent visited Oben community, the cow which allegedly caused the death of the two brothers was seen tied down, close to the deceased brothers' residence.
Nnena, daughter of one the deceased, said they were waiting for owners of the cow to come forward.
She said, "We are waiting for anyone to come out and lay claim to the cow, we will then hold him responsible for the death of my dad and his brother."
Also speaking, wife of one of the victims, Ngozi, called on the government to compel the Fulani herdsmen in the area to limit their activities to the bush.
"The government should ensure that these Fulani people graze their cattle only in the bush. See now, our family has suddenly lost two young breadwinners to a stray cow," Ngozi lamented
