[size=14pt]Okafor’s family accuse US police of racism[/size]
News, Sports
Jan 20, 2011

To hire private investigator, fix burial for February 19
By Onochie Anibeze
Ugo Nwokoro, the spokesman of Uche Okafor’s family said yesterday that “Uche will not go down without proper investigation.”
It was the backdrop of their experience with the police that fueled his position.

Uche Okafor was found hanging in his Dallas home January 6. Police put the cause of death as suicide but later changed and said the cause was “undetermined.”

This followed the resilience of Ugo and later supported by Anthony Ogbe of the Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta . The Police were compelled to respect the report of the medical examiner who did not rush to conclude that suicide had taken place.

“From what we have experienced here, I read a clear case of racism with regard to the police. They have not done a thorough job in the death of Uche Okafor and they know it,” Ugo said angri ly yesterday.

He further added.
“Finger prints were not taken, neighbours were not interviewed or asked questions and the man who called Uche’s wife to inform that he was not picking his calls and even suggested that she should go to the house to find out why has not even been questioned by the police.


Late Uche Okafor

What a shoddy job. When Anthony Ogbe of the Nigerian Consulate told the police that they should take their investigation seriously because Uche was a Nigerian hero and that people of Nigeria were highly interested in the case, the police sergeant who responded said that Uche might have been a Nigerian star but he was not as big as the American football and basketball stars. We were all shocked by his remarks.

I immediately concluded that their action smacked of racism. And because of this, we may hire private investigator and another medical examiner. Uche will not go down without proper investigation.”

Ugo said that there would be a Christian wake in Dallas February 4 in Dallas and that burial has tentatively been fixed for February 19 in Owerri.

Uche’s body was also said not to have exhibited features common with a body that dies through hanging.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/okafor’s-family-accuse-us-police-of-racism/

aloy/emeka:

Police put the cause of death as suicide but later changed and said the cause was “undetermined.”

This followed the resilience of Ugo and later supported by Anthony Ogbe of the Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta . The Police were compelled to respect the report of the medical examiner who did not rush to conclude that suicide had taken place.

“From what we have experienced here, I read a clear case of racism with regard to the police. They have not done a thorough job in the death of Uche Okafor and they know it,” Ugo said angri ly yesterday.

He further added.
“Finger prints were not taken, neighbours were not interviewed or asked questions and the man who called Uche’s wife to inform that he was not picking his calls and even suggested that she should go to the house to find out why has not even been questioned by the police.

What a shoddy job. When Anthony Ogbe of the Nigerian Consulate told the police that they should take their investigation seriously because Uche was a Nigerian hero and that people of Nigeria were highly interested in the case, the police sergeant who responded said that Uche might have been a Nigerian star but he was not as big as the American football and basketball stars. We were all shocked by his remarks.

I immediately concluded that their action smacked of racism. And because of this, we may hire private investigator and another medical examiner. Uche will not go down without proper investigation.”

Ugo said that there would be a Christian wake in Dallas February 4 in Dallas and that burial has tentatively been fixed for February 19 in Owerri.

He'll be buried in Nigeria.  That's good.

Uche’s body was also said not to have exhibited features common with a body that dies through hanging.

Then what was cause of death?

Update:

Uche Okafor: FG awaits FBI report
By Fidelis Ebu, Abuja
Jan 24, 2011
Vanguard Newspaper

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia (SAN) said at the weekend that the Federal Government would not take any action on the death of  former Super Eagles’ defender, Uche Okafor until the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits its report.

While responding to questions from newsmen, Ajumogobia said the Federal Government for now cannot do anything until the investigations are properly concluded by the Bureau.

“It’s after  the FBI report that the Federal Government can now step into the matter and find a way forward”, he said.
Okafor, whose corpse is being expected for burial next month, was earlier speculated to have committed suicide. But the US police have made a volte face on the suicide claim to make thorough investigation after the Nigerian community disagreed with their  shoddy  investigation.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/uche-okafor-fg-awaits-fbi-report/

I am suspecting foul play and it smells of murder.