Footballer slumps, dies during training
Sodiq Adebisi, a footballer from Ogun State, died after collapsing during a training session at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode.
The player was reportedly exercising with other football players on Saturday when the incident occurred.
When his teammates saw the 34-year-old collapse to the ground, they transported him to a state hospital in Ijebu-Ode.
However, despite valiant efforts by hospital professionals, Sodiq was proclaimed dead the same day he was admitted to the hospital.
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Our correspondent further learnt that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the state mortuary in Ijebu-Ode.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday and disclosed that the deceased footballer’s brother, Ganiyu Adebisi, had approached the Igbeba Police Division to demand the corpse for burial.
“The brother came to report the incident at our Igbeba division. The family said they don’t want any investigation and that they wanted to bury the deceased according to Islamic rite,” Odutola stated.
(Punch)
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