A 48-year-old man, identified as Mr. Bazim Martins Chukwuji, has passed on after he slumped and died on the spot.
Trouble started on Thursday December 28th 2023, three days after the Christmas celebration while he was watching football at Umuocha Primary school, Akumazi Umuocha, in Ika north east local aovernment area of the state.
Ika Weekly Newspaper in a report published on Thursday, January 11, 2024, said the deceased was in good health before the sad incident occured.
According to sources, he was rushed to a nearby hospital, but all their efforts yielded no positive result as he gave up before they could get to the hospital.
Those who knew late Bazim described him as a hard working, respectful, honest, and quiet man whose simplicity is well known by many.
While no one could ascertain the actual cause of Bazim’s sudden death, some attributed it to high or low Bp (blood pressure), others believed his death was spiritually connected.
Late Bazim Martins Chukwuji, who before his demise was a keke driver, is survived by his wife and children.
As at the time of filing this report, the body of late Bazim was still in the mortuary as the funeral arrangements have not been fixed.
