Rickey Aburime, a member of the late Stephen
Keshi’s family, has given first comments on the
death of the former Super Eagles coach.
Speaking with The Nation, Aburime debunked media
reports that Keshi died of heart attack and warned
the public against speculation about the cause of
the death.
He noted that a toxicological autopsy would
determine the actual cause of the ex-coach.
Aburime revealed that Keshi was meeting some
friends and family members at his resident in Benin
City, when suddenly he fell sick.
***Enyeama, Oliseh, others break down in tears over Keshi’s death**
“All of a sudden, they noticed his countenance
changed and he was not okay. The person with him
called Ebuka and they rushed him to the hospital. He
was dead by the time they got to the hospital. A
nurse that checked him said there was no pulse.
Doctors later confirmed him dead.
“After the confirmation, as he was not a patient of
the hospital, they could not write any report or
present any death certificate. They said we must
bring the police report and the police came to
inspect the body. I am about to take the corpse to
Stella Obasanjo Hospital pending the autopsy which
the family want to do. Dr. Wilson Akhiwu will
conduct the autopsy.”
“There is no official statement as to the cause of
death. There will be no embalming. It was sudden
and we don’t want anybody to speculate. There was
no sign of ill health and Keshi has not complained of
any recently,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
has expressed deep shock
at the death of former Super Eagles captain and
coach.
Amaju Pinnick, the president of the NFF, was too
shocked for words: “This is devastating. We have
lost a superhero.”
Pinnick confirmed he had been in contact with the
family and would lead a delegation of some NFF
Board and Congress members to Benin City on
Thursday, June 9.
