A Nigerian man, identified as Okpani Ugochukwu, has passed away just hours before he was supposed to depart for the UK for his Master’s degree.
Okpani reportedly died in his sleep on Friday, May 19, hours before his flight to the UK. His friends have taken to social media to mourn his tragic passing.
It was gathered that he secured a scholarship for a Master’s program at Wolverhampton University, and was to leave Nigeria on Friday.
He had also taken to his personal Facebook page on Thursday night to announce that he would be travelling abroad for his Masters program.
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Sadly, he slept and did not wake up on Friday morning. Friends have trooped to social media to mourn his sudden demise.
May his soul rest in peace!
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In other news, the Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Amos Olalere, a 29-year-old suspected internet fraudster popularly known as “Yahoo Boy,” for allegedly killing his sister for ritual purposes.
The suspect was apprehended by detectives of the Lagos State Police Command during a stop-and-search operation along Itamaga, Ikorodu Road, in Lagos State, while on his way to dispose of his sister’s corpse into the river as instructed by the native doctor his mother contacted on his behalf. Read here
