A member of the deceased family, Shuaibu Abdullahi, who confirmed the monarch’s death on Thursday night, said the late Etsu of Yaba chiefdom died while on his way to observe Magrib prayers, within his palace.
According to Abdullahi, the monarch slumped suddenly and his aides rushed him to Abaji General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“Immediately he slumped, they moved him inside the car to the hospital. But unfortunately on arrival at the hospital, doctors confirmed him dead,” he said.
It was gathered that the corpse of the monarch, who was aged 62, had been taken from the hospital to Yaba, where he would be buried by 9 am on Friday.
KanyiDaily recalls that the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu, SKB Ogbuagu slumped and died during the campaign.
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