By Oluwole Akuji
Another death have been recorded in Ogun State as a result of the cancellation of Victor Osimhen’s goal during the semi- final football match between Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa.
The Printng gathered that the deceased, Mikail Osundiji, 43 years old slumped and died while watching the match at a public football viewing centre in Olomoore area of Abeokuta.
Information has it that the father of two did not show any sign of sickness prior to the commencement of the match.
An elder sister to the deceased, Mrs. Adetunji Nofisat, explained that Osundiji suddenly breathed out heavily after the cancellation of the Nigeria’s second goal, lowered his head and consequently fell to the ground at the football viewing center.
“That was when other people at the football viewing center rushed to him and took him to one of the private hospitals in Olomoore before the doctor on duty pronounced him dead”, the deceased’s sister said.
Nofisat however, disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been buried on Thursday afternoon according to the Islamic rites.
“We cannot take his corpse to his hometown, Okuku in Osun State because he still has a father, mother and two children who are of 12 and seven years of age”, she said.
She appealed to the state governor, Dapo Abiodun to come to the assistance of the family, particularly through scholarships so as to enable the children left behind complete their education, up to the university level.
