Wailers at the residence of the late former
governor of Kogi state this morning
According to reports, Audu passed away in the
early hours of Sunday before the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced
the results of the election, declaring the election
inconclusive. In the results declared, Audu was
clearly leading. He died in his home town,
Ogbonicha, in Ofu local government area of the
state.
Here are three controversies surrounding the
death of the APC guber candidate
Food poisoning: There is a speculation that the late
Audu did not die of natural causes, but from food
poisoning. He was said to have continually vomited
blood before he finally gave up the ghost.
“I spoke with someone in late Prince Audu’s
family. The person told me that the former
governor repeatedly vomited blood. The family
tried to rush him to the hospital but he died in the
process. There is speculation of food poison or
spiritual attack but no one can say for now. But his
family confided in me that blood kept gushing out
from his mouth,” a newsman who spoke with one
of the relatives of the deceased said.
The late Abubakar Audu
2Hypertension: Following the death of the APC
chieftain, a family member, who did not want to be
named, disclosed that Audu had been battling
hypertension even before the campaign.
The sources who described the late politician as
hypertensive said he started vomiting blood after
he returned from Lokoja. He said that Audu woke
up very tired on Saturday, the day of the
governorship election and that doctors had given
the former governor a blood transfusion which
gave him enough energy to go to the polling booth
to vote in his hometown, Ogbonicha. He however
returned home on Saturday and began vomiting all
over again.
“After a while he became unconscious and died
around 5 a.m. on Sunday morning,” said the
source, who requested anonymity.
Failing health condition: The sudden death of the
APC chieftain has led to suggestions that the
politician might have died of complications from
some other serious medical condition which has
not been disclosed.
“His death is not sudden, though some may think
so; but he just managed to pull through the
campaign. He had been sick for some time,” said a
close associate of the deceased who spoke on
condition of anonymity.
He added: “While travelling home on Friday for the
Saturday election, Prince Audu complained of
serious body pains and fever. He instructed his
driver to park on the road and bought a bottle of
water. The sickness deteriorated and he was
‘packaged’ to vote because he could hardly stand
up.”
The above statements appear to buttress the
unverified claims that he may have died of some
other serious health condition. However, the family
of the deceased have not officially made any
statement regarding the cause of death.
Audu was a former governor of Kogi who was
accused of stealing billions of naira from the state’s
treasury. He will be buried today according to
Islamic rites in his hometown.
May his soul rest in perfect peace!

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