Emerging information infiltrating the media indicates Abubakar Audu died a few hours after casting his vote following a serious illness that was concealed by his family members and close associates.
Late Prince Abubakar Audu
Unknown to many, Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Prince Abubakar Audu died on Saturday, the day of the election he was set to win, the Nation reports.
According to a highly placed source within the party, the Kogi APC standard bearer whose death came to public knowledge Sunday evening, actually passed on few hours after casting his vote at his polling unit at Ogbonicha in Ofu Local Government Area on Saturday.
The source confided in a correspondent that Audu had been feeling quite unwell a day before the election. A doctor was called in to attend to him, pending when he would have been flown out for proper medical attention.
The source, however, expressed disquiet over why the family hid Audu’s death from the public until the following day.
According to him, Audu was found lying ill, “with blood covering his face”, on Friday by a member of his domestic staff at his country home in Ogbonicha. A doctor was called in to attend to him and he managed to perform his civic responsibility the following day.
“Audu was found in his room soaked in blood. In fact, they had to use razor blade to tear his clothes before it was removed from his body. A doctor was called in and he was attended to. He was to be taken to the hospital immediately, but he said he was alright and would be able to vote the next day after which he could be taken to the hospital.
“As you know, Audu voted on election day, but his health began to deteriorate. He died around 5pm on Saturday.” the source revealed.
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