huptin:


No functioning government hospitals in that axis....the closest is the general hospital at Abijo...for cases like this Lagosians will rather rush you to either LASUTH or LUTH... pathetic.

There is a general hospital at Lagos Island, Idan General Hospital, it's as good as any other general hospital in Lagos

OlujobaSamuel:

There is a general hospital at Lagos Island, Idan General Hospital, it's as good as any other general hospital in Lagos

Still a considerable distance from VGC especially considering the crazy traffic on that road.

huptin:


Still a considerable distance from VGC especially considering the crazy traffic on that road.

Yes, you are right

Gerrard59:


But it is said on the Internet that it is a good hospital. What happened? The building is just fine for nothing?

There is a negative perspective about them, too many high profile deaths at the hospital,

Mr Ibu died there....

Davidos son died there...

So many.

selleniza:
In saner climes, they will try to resuscitate him by performing first aid as they wait for ambulance to come. But here na only to rush people go hospital, most of whom go die for road.

In Nigeria, them go hold u say na u kill am. That is y people shy away from even touching the victim, take am go hospital, anything na doctors go do am, if him dye them no go hold doctor.

Married to a bankeerrrrrrr?? Make I stop here first

DCmonster:
So a 42 years old with white beard is healthy according to an educated Nigerian

I know 35 year olds who have grey hair including ladies!

Heart attack? Stroke? Sorry sir

Kobicove:
You mean an unresponsive person was transported from VGC in Lekki all the way to Lagos University Teaching Hospital a journey which would take at least 90minutes at best...is it that there are no hospitals in the immediate locality where he could have been taken for medical attention?

When I say there is a difference between a government building hospital and buying ambulances and a government creating a healthcare network.
When I say there is a difference between a government building school and a government creating a education network

VGC to LUTH is 41.5km (1 hour plus)

Obierika:


I know 35 year olds who have grey hair including ladies!

They have an underlying health condition.

Such a fine young man. It could be heart related disease. Check your BP Regularly. If you are on medication make sure you take it religiously.

Kobicove:
You mean an unresponsive person was transported from VGC in Lekki all the way to Lagos University Teaching Hospital a journey which would take at least 90minutes at best...is it that there are no hospitals in the immediate locality where he could have been taken for medical attention?

Exactly what I thought about while reading the story. With the traffic on that road, that journey could have even taken them more than 2 hours...why didn't they look for a hospital around VGC/Lekki. That journey was just too much for an unconscious person.

It was gathered that people decided to inspect his vehicle which had been running for hours at the spot where it was parked.

“Concerned by the discovery, some of the people in the area, upon close observation of the vehicle, found Mbelu in it,” the post read.

"While some people speculated that the 42-year-old man might be sleeping, some other persons, who were bent on ascertaining Mbelu’s true state, reportedly made frantic efforts to wake him up but it proved abortive.

RIP to the dead but this is a well known classic case of suicide by Carbon Monoxide poisoning. He would have connected a hosepipe to his cars exhaust pipe and passed the hose into his car and kept the engine running with all windows would up and when the CO gas builds up to a certain level, he loses consciousness and then dies from CO poisoning. Oyinbo sabi do this kind suicide well well. Thats probably where he learnt it from.

Being a financial adviser and venture capitalist which is an extremely risky affair, maybe he was facing financial ruin from a business investment gone wrong , currency speculation or loan issues.

I personally think a lot of details have been left out and probably intentionally.
Fact is there has been numerous instances of people falling unconscious (both locally and even overseas) due to fatal doses of heroin or other similar drugs and substances - Overdose, essentially.

Most times, private hospitals don't want anything to do with these types of situations and most times also, there's not much the medics and even hospitals can do.

This was also the situation with rapper DMX found unconscious in a parking lot. Somehow, in a lot of cases, when it happens there's no coming back.

Not saying this is the cause but with all the suggestions posted, this may also have been a cause. In all, I believe the autopsy and toxicology reports will have the answers.

Ilekokonit:


RIP to the dead but this is a well known classic case of suicide by Carbon Monoxide poisoning. He would have connected a hosepipe to his cars exhaust pipe and passed the hose into his car and kept the engine running with all windows would up and when the CO gas builds up to a certain level, he loses consciousness and then dies from CO poisoning. Oyinbo sabi do this kind suicide well well. Thats probably where he learnt it from.

Being a financial adviser and venture capitalist which is an extremely risky affair, maybe he was facing financial ruin from a business investment gone wrong , currency speculation or loan issues.

It's a Mercedes, even with a leaking exhaust system, it wouldn't get inside the vehicle; insulation of the cabin from the exhaust is built into its design, just like most brands and especially the high end ones.

emonis88:

In Nigeria, them go hold u say na u kill am. That is y people shy away from even touching the victim, take am go hospital, anything na doctors go do am, if him dye them no go hold doctor.

ppogba:


Every human being is a walking corpse irrespective of whether in Nigeria, Jerusalem or Medina.

Why the emphasis on Nigeria?

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The emphasis on Nigeria is because it is guaranteed with a devil's certificate of death in tandem as long as you wake up in Nigeria. Coming back home alive everyday is a miracle.

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kay29000:


Exactly what I thought about while reading the story. With the traffic on that road, that journey could have even taken them more than 2 hours...why didn't they look for a hospital around VGC/Lekki. That journey was just too much for an unconscious person.

More like .... for a dead person. Nothing about the whole thing adds up.
There's CRI Hospital right inside VGC - they are well equipped and pride themselves in being more than adequate for First Responder type emergencies and situations.