The cause of death of Joseph Egbunike, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) has been revealed.
he is said to have died of complications arising from obesity after eating a meal in his office in Abuja.
Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) stated that a chain of events on Tuesday, led to the death of the late DIG.
A source at the Force Headquarters in Abuja told FIJ that Egbunike had a fish bone hooked in his throat while having lunch at his office. The condition slurred his speech.
He added that the late cop had to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors successfully removed the bone via surgery.
The source disclosed that Egbunike felt better after the procedure and returned home some hours later.
He said that the late DIG started feeling great discomfort again and had to be returned to the hospital, where he died of obesity complications.
The source said: “He was eating in his office when he got hooked in the throat by a fishbone, and all efforts to retrieve it proved abortive.
“He had to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors successfully removed it via surgery.”
Another source at the police headquarters said Egbunike was at the hospital to remove the fishbone but his health was so fragile because he was obese.
The police source stated that the DIG was always at risk of worsened health conditions after any surgical process.
The source said: “His health was so fragile because he was obese and he tried his best to manage it, for example with the standard bed inside his office that enabled him to rest at short intervals whenever he felt weak.”
Egbunike held a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Accounting degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons.), B.L.; a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD); and a PhD in Criminology.
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