Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu, a former Nigerian pugilist, breathed his final on Wednesday night at a personal medical facility in Lawandon, Lagos. He had been confined to mattress for weeks, grappling with a debilitating foot ulcer, till he finally surrendered to his ailment.
Okorodudu’s spouse, Adenike, confirmed the information of his dying.
Nevertheless, Adenike talked about that the hospital declined to launch her husband’s stays till the pending medical bill of N600,000 was paid.
‘He’s useless now however we nonetheless have to pay N600,000 to get his physique out of the hospital,’ Adenike mentioned.
Okorodudu died on the aged of 64.
Stories surfaced earlier final week indicating that the Olympian’s well being had improved subsequent to being transferred a number of instances to totally different healthcare facilities, primarily because of inadequate funding, previous to their admission at Lawanson Hospital.
Remi Aboderin, the President of the West Africa Boxing Union, and the Secretary-Common of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Management, additionally concurred on the Olympian’s unlucky demise.
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‘It’s true about his dying. I simply confirmed it after you referred to as me and I reached out to some colleagues,’ Aboderin informed The journalists.
‘It’s unlucky that he died this manner, and I’m really misplaced for phrases. Might his soul relaxation in peace,’ he mentioned.
It was disclosed by Azania Omo-Agege, the Vice President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, throughout an interview with journalists, that he had transferred funds to his spouse on Tuesday to cowl the medical prices of the previous boxer.
‘I simply despatched them cash yesterday (Tuesday). I despatched them N100,000 and we have been planning for the amputation (of his leg) on Friday, that is very unhappy,’ he famous.
Okorodudu participated within the middleweight class as Nigeria’s consultant within the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Video games. He achieved a outstanding feat by securing a gold medal on the Oluyole 1979 Nationwide Sports activities Competition held in Ibadan.
In 2020, his well being issues started when he encountered a painful boil that severely impaired his means to maneuver. Nevertheless, he underwent a profitable surgical process at Dans Hospital, situated in Ikorodu, Lagos.
However his well being situation relapsed after he was recognized with a foot ulcer and suffered a stroke.
Nevertheless, his well being took a flip for the more severe when he skilled a relapse in his situation, after being recognized with a foot ulcer and enduring a stroke.