How I lost interest in my pallbearing job – Comedian Destalker
Nigerian comedian Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond, aka Destalker, has disclosed that he lost interest in his pallbearing job because of an ugly experience he had in the past.
Explaining the reason for quitting the job, the comedian, who said he initially nursed the idea of starting his undertaker band, was thankful that he changed job.
In a recent interview, Destalker narrated that he and his colleagues were performing with a casket at an event when it suddenly broke apart when they tossed it into the air, leaving him scared.
The former pall bearer said the incident changed his mind and led him to quit the job.
Destalker said, “When I joined the undertaker band initially, I wasn’t carrying caskets. I was only dancing because I know how to dance very well. I won best Makossa dancer in my street before.
“But after six or seven months, I started carrying caskets. I was enjoying it but there was an incident that happened. Let me tell you why I stopped because by now supposed to have my own undertaker band.
“We went to carry a female corpse from Asaba to Igbuzo. When we were about to enter the compound, the children of the deceased asked us to dance with the casket. As we were throwing it up, suddenly, it shattered. The coffin is fake”.
