Tears in Delta as Kefee is buried

Tears flowed in Sapele, Delta State, when late gospel songstress, Irikefe Don Momoh (Kefee), who died in the UK on Friday, June 13, 2014 after 15 days in coma, was laid to rest. Her body arrived Okpara, Sapele in a white casket and was taken round the streets of her hometown in the sorrowful glare of the deceased’s friends, family and well wishers.

 A candlelight procession was held in honour of her during the week at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre, Benin City, Edo State, with some of her industry colleagues, performing and listening to sermons, songs and speeches rendered in her honour. Among other gospel artistes who performed were Maleke, Benjamin Okorodion, Ifeoma Ikusemoro, Godfather and Asemota.

Before Kefee’s death rumours made the rounds that she was six months pregnant and had pre-eclampsia. The release made available by her family in  the event of her death however dismissed that

Until her death, Kefee who lived with her husband in the United States, managed her restaurant, Branama Kitchen, which was launched in 2012 in Lagos which was however closed down few months after it started.

Kefee was born on February 5, 1980 in Sapele, Delta State and was popularly known as the Branama Queen, a name she got as a result of her debut hit track and album, ‘Branama’. She also scored a hit with the track, ‘Kokoroko’, featuring Timaya and had four albums to her credit— ‘Branama’ (2003), ‘Branama 2’ (2005), ‘A Piece of Me’ (2009) and ‘Chorus Leader’ in 2013.

While commiserating with Kefee’s family, Sammie Okposo, a friend to the deceased said: “Kefee brought peace, happiness and love to the world. Even though, we are heartbroken over her death. We will be comforted by the fact that God knows best and we cannot question him”.