Keshi Did Not Die Of Heart Attack – Family
*Says Autopsy Will Determine Cause Of Death –
Rickey Aburime, a member of the late Stephen Keshi’s family, has said that the ex-Super Eagles coach did not die of cardiac arrest as speculated, adding that a toxicological autopsy will be carried out to determine the actual cause of his death.
Keshi died at Faith Mediplex hospital in Benin, Edo State, where he was rushed to at about 11:30pm on Tuesday.
Aburime said Keshi was meeting some friends and family members at his Benin City resident when he suddenly fell sick.
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He revealed that it took less than 15 minutes to rush him to the hospital after the crisis started, but the medical personnel announced that he was already dead.
He said: “All of a sudden, they that 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.”
