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Tuesday 7 May 2013

Edo Ministry Staff Slumps And Dies After Okpekpe Road Race



A man, identified as Victor Adepoju, was found dead by the side of a stream less than 48 hours after participating in last Saturday’s Okpekpe Road race,

the highest paying complete road race in Nigeria which held in Edo State at Akoko Edo.

The body of the man, who was said to be a staff of the Edo State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, was said to have been discovered by the side of the stream at about 6.00 a.m on Monday with a vest tagged: Number 515.




The circumstances of the man’s death was unclear but sources said he might have collapsed and died from exhaustion after he struggled to get water to drink from the stream.

The remains of the man has been deposited at Lazarus Hospital in Fugar, headquarters of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

Spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, Mr Moses Eguavoen, confirmed that Adepoju died after participating in the road race.

“An incident like that happened. He was a contestant in the road race. He was recovered from the water. The parents came and identified the body.

“The parents are asking for the corpse to be buried. The relations are declining investigations. They are not suspecting any foul play. The police is asking for a court affidavit to show that they are not interested in the investigation,” Eguavoen said.

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