Emotions as Mother of late Nigerian boxer speaks as Ghana officials yet to repatriate body

• Segun Olanrewaju's remains inactive prevarication successful a mortuary successful Accra, 1 period aft helium collapsed and died successful Ghana
• An autopsy performed connected the 40-year-old boxer revealed helium died from abrupt cardiac apprehension during the brushwood wrong the Bukom Boxing Arena
• The bout against Jon Mbanugu turned fatal erstwhile the Nigerian boxer dropped to the canvas, and efforts to resuscitate him proved abortive

The assemblage of precocious Nigerian boxer Segun Olanrewaju is yet to beryllium repatriated, leaving household members grieving.

The tragic incidental occurred during Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League astatine Bukom Boxing Arena successful Accra connected March 29.

Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju collapsed successful the 3rd circular against Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu. He was rushed to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

Everlast boxing gloves and a medicine shot pictured extracurricular a boxing ring. Photo: Ross Land.
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Olanrewaju's assemblage remains trapped successful Accra, weeks aft helium collapsed and died astatine the Bukom Boxing Arena.

The household of the deceased has continued to mourn arsenic they are incapable to find closure to his death.

His grieving mother, successful a chat with Punch, disclosed that the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control had fixed Ghanaian authorities a 21-day deadline to repatriate her son’s body.

'Success', arsenic the boxer was fondly called, died connected March 30, and the ultimatum to repatriate his assemblage has present passed.

The precocious boxer's parent said:

"The NBBofC gave them a play of 21 days, and it has passed. It was 2 weeks aft my lad died that they went to Ghana to find retired what led to his decease and till now, we haven’t seen his body."It’s been achy I person not been capable to hide him, and my tears haven’t stopped since I person been waiting to spot his body. "When you called maine now, I was besides crying, and those beside maine are inactive trying to console me. I person not gotten myself."

The caput wide of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, Remi Aboderin, confirmed that efforts are underway to instrumentality Olanrewaju's assemblage to Nigeria.

He said:

"We person sent a connection to the Ghana Boxing Authority today, expecting their effect connected wherefore they haven’t sent the body. "They person already exceeded the clip the NBBofC gave them for their autopsy and post-mortem investigations."

An NBBofC Championship belt. Photo: Oluwaremilekun Aboderin.
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Earlier, Ghana Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, disclosed that plans are underway to signifier an investigative committee to probe the circumstances of the unfortunate incident.

However, an autopsy performed connected the remains of the precocious boxer revealed helium died from abrupt cardiac apprehension during the bout, per Marca.

Olanrewaju's parent alleges foul play

Legit.ng earlier reported that Olanrewaju's parent has alleged foul play successful the tragic incident, saying her lad had faced threats to measurement down.

She disclosed that her lad Segun, sent a substance connection immoderate hours earlier they learnt helium had passed away.

The grieving parent pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to assistance her, saying helium was her lone child, having trained him unsocial since helium mislaid his begetter astatine property 5.

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Source: Legit.ng