Breaking: Nigerian Olympian bronze medalist, Okorodudu confirmed dead
Posted : 30 June 2023
The family of Ex-Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, popularly known as Jerry, on Thursday confirmed his demise at the age of 64.
According to the source, Jerry passed on at a private hospital in Lagos on Wednesday after battling with foot ulcer.
Africa Sport Network (ASN) reports that Oborodudu represented Nigeria at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Brisbane where he won a bronze medal in Men's Middleweight division.
The deceased wife, Adenike who confirmed the unfortunate death of her husband said, the hospital was not willing to release her husband’s corpse until the outstanding N600,000 medical bill is paid.
“He is dead now but we still need to pay N600,000 to get his body out of the hospital.”
However, the body has been released to the family on Thursday after his bill was settled.
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