A prominent Nigerian has died of Coronavirus in Canada. News of the death of Dr. Olumide Okunuga, was broken yesterday morning, Saturday, March 14, 2020.

The US-based blog Irohinoodua reported last night that Dr. Okunuga died of Coronavirus. He was aged 63 and is the first Nigerian known to have died of the dreaded disease.

Okunuga was the President of Egbe Omo Yoruba, Emila Romagna and Vice-President of Yoruba National Community in Italy.

He was a pathologist and native of Ikenne Remo, in Ogun State.

Dr Okunuga was also a two-time Councillor for Modena in Italy where he had lived for 35 years. He was diagnosed to have contacted Coronavirus in Canada, a country which has recently been hit by the deadly virus, Irohinoodua said.

It quoted sources as saying that the remains of Dr. Okunuga were asked to be recognised from a distance by his daughter, Dr. Bolanle Okunuga, whose mother is a Caucasian of Italian origin.



Irohinoodua further quoted Canadian health officials as saying that Dr Okunuga’s body would not be released but had to be cremated.

“His death has left the Yoruba community in Italy totally devastated. We have lost a very great man who is in the apex of his career,” an official of the Egbe Omo Yoruba who does not wish to be named told Irohinoodua.

Also mourning Dr Odunuga, Mr Abiodun Gbadamosi, an official of Egbe Omo Yoruba in North America, said: “We lost a great man this weekend. He was an affectionate and decent man who lived for others through his meritorious services since he left Nigeria for Canada many years ago.”

Sad news.

May his soul find rest.

E don kill YORUBA black MAN.

OgaJonah:
E don kill YORUBA black MAN.

It's such a shame you're bringing tribalism into issues bothering on life and death which is no respecter of tribe. It goes to show how shallow and slow you are in reasoning.

Tufiakwa!

Chai!

May his soul Rest In Peace.

We may now start taking this serious cos it may be any of our kin anywhere in the world next.

RIP man

China was so much becoming focused on ruling the World, dominating former World powers. Even China President never deny there is BioWeapon Lab in Wuhan, China. Everybody knows that this very deadly version of the Virus leaked/originated from the lab that was tweaking it to use BioWeapon. This virus isn't NATURAL....IT WAS CREATED/CULTURED IN A LAB INVIVO Believe it or not "CORONA VIRUS IS A LABORATORY MADE VIRUS" i know the people that made it will do everything possible to cover their tracks because it's a long planed work when the rest of the world were sleeping. Nobody will claim responsible for it because the thing is already Bio WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. ALL WORLD POWERS HAVE BIOWEAPONS... Go and read "the eyes of darkness"

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MERCHANDISER:
China was
so much becoming focused on ruling the World, dominating
former World powers. Even China President never deny
there
is BioWeapon Lab in Wuhan, China. Everybody knows that
this very deadly version of the Virus leaked/originated from
the lab that was tweaking it to use BioWeapon.
This virus isn't NATURAL....IT WAS CREATED/CULTURED IN
A LAB INVIVO
Believe it or not "CORONA VIRUS IS A LABORATORY MADE
VIRUS" i know the people that made it will do everything
possible to cover their tracks because it's a long planed
work when the rest of the world were sleeping. Nobody will
claim responsible for it because the thing is already Bio
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
ALL WORLD POWERS HAVE BIOWEAPONS...
Go and read "the eyes of darkness"

Dean Koontz The Eyes of Darkness
That's a fictional novel, although fiction is another way of writing nonfiction without incurring the wrath of the authorities and also exposing your sources.

MurphyG1:
Na wa o. Fake news everywhere!

But it's not really fake news. The source you posted largely corroborated the OP's report, other than the difference in location of his death which is not the primary focus of the report.

Lalasticlala, this is front page worthy if true.

Haaa

ThierryJay:


But it's not really fake news. The source you posted largely corroborated the OP's report, other than the difference in location of his death which is not the primary focus of the report.

Lalasticlala, this is front page worthy if true.

It is indeed a very fake news! The man died of high fever in Italy. He never lived in Canada neither did he die of Corona Virus. The Caption says a Nigerian Man died of Corona Virus in Canada which is clearly untrue and that alone makes the news very very fake sir!

MurphyG1:


It is indeed a very fake news! The man died of high fever in Italy. He never lived in Canada neither did he die of Corona Virus. The Caption says a Nigerian Man died of Corona Virus in Canada which is clearly untrue and that alone makes the news very very fake sir!

How are you sure he died of high fever, even the source you quoted says it's a suspected case of coronavirus. Also, High fever is one of the strong symptoms of Corona. Like I stated, only the location of death is different (Canada instead of Italy). However this does not mean the man did not die, or that his cause of death is not coronavirus.

Sad, if it's true

OgaJonah:
E don kill YORUBA black MAN.

Roll out a drum and celebrate... corona virus has killed your enemy