He passed on at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,LUTH. He was said to have battled acute malaria and typhoid fever for more than two months.
According to Comrade Alex Eyengho, who confirmed the news of Ekejimbe’s death to Sunday Vanguard the film maker passed on about 9 am on Saturday at LUTH.
According to Eyengho, Ekejimbe was rushed to LUTH on Tuesday, when his condition became critical after he was allegedly given an overdose of malaria drug at another hospital. The drug was said to have damaged his red blood cell, causing the deceased to emaciate following which he patronized a pharmacist who Eyengho said was coming to his house to treat him.
“Chris became ill, while he was on location shooting his soap opera. He went to a hospital and was diagnosed with acute malaria and typhoid fever. He went in and out of hospital, yet his condition did not improve. I was one of the few persons who saw him before he died. What he told me was that the doctor mistakenly gave him an overdose of malaria drug and the drug damaged his red blood cell. He started emaciating. After he did all kindS of tests, it was discovered that his red blood cell was at a zero level.May be, because of the mistake of the doctor, he no longer had confidence in going to the hospital again. As a result, he resorted to receiving treatment at home. A pharmacist was coming to his house to treat him.
This was going on for three to four weeks, until last Tuesday, when I visited him. I didn’t like his condition as I called his wife and manager, one Martins by the side and insisted that, he must be taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, for proper medication. I was able to convince Chris to go to the hospital again. But he didn’t, until last Tuesday. I guess by the time, he got to LUTH, it was probably late. And unfortunately, he gave up yesterday morning.”
“He struggled to live, but death had the upper hand. When he died, I was the first person his wife called, before I broke the news to the industry.” Eyengho said the late prolific film maker who is the owner of 4Screams Production Company and founder of notable Nollywood social media group, Film4Life, had completed the shooting of more than 20 episodes of his new TV drama, which he was yet to title before he died. He described his death as a big blow to the industry. “ He was about editing the episodes before he became sick.
from Vanguard.
“He struggled to live, but death had the upper hand. When he died, I was the first person his wife called, before I broke the news to the industry.” Eyengho said the late prolific film maker who is the owner of 4Screams Production Company and founder of notable Nollywood social media group, Film4Life, had completed the shooting of more than 20 episodes of his new TV drama, which he was yet to title before he died. He described his death as a big blow to the industry. “ He was about editing the episodes before he became sick.
from Vanguard.
*The Doctor who gave that overdose should be named to save others please.....
Medical ignorance is really killing people.
ReplyDeleteOh no! This is sad. May his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteThat's why I don't like all these private hospitals. They are jack of all trades and masters of all.
ReplyDeleteGraceeee you rush go type con dey gbagaun uptop. Oya repeat after me " Jack of all trades, master of none"
Delete*ontop.sdk gbagaun correcter
DeleteOh my goodness.... Sad news
ReplyDeleteNigerian doctors are from hell! I pray never to fall ill and be admitted in these useless hospitals
ReplyDeleteYou always sound like an ignorant illiterate
DeleteIf you believe that, then you can believe anything.
ReplyDeleteN.a. medical oath no de let doctors disclose the actual cause of death of these "celebrities". But one day na one day, a doctor will Damn the consequences and reveal the "ugly".
RIP
ReplyDeleteI don't believe this! Why cos in the last episode of Forbidden, Derins death was blamed on expired drugs meanwhile, she died of hard drug overdose!
ReplyDeletePlease this story does not add up. As a medical personnel,complications of drug overdose/allergy/reactions happens in minutes. No drug overdose will take 2 months to occur. What kind of malaria and typhoid are you treating for 2 months. Autopsy is there to know the cause of death. Stop patronizing pharmacist and nurses. Go to a hospital to see a doctor on time so that complications dont set in. May his soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteRIP sir
ReplyDeleteThe doctor gave him an overdose ? Both him and his family were aware of the doctor's overdose? Yet they didn't drag him on social media. Okay.
ReplyDeleteRIP sir.
So his red blood cell count was “zero” and he left the hospital to his house!
ReplyDeleteAbeg what carried the oxygen he was inhaling on that journey?
This story is a no brainer...
May his soul RIP. Likely did not die from drug overdose but probably from an undiagnosed ailment. Having a RBC at zero may be an undiagnosed leukemia. I have noted that 99% of people that goes to the hospital in our beloved country in diagnoses with either typhoid or malaria . I pray our leaders will invest heavily in our healthcare to prevent all these sudden deaths and most diseases that can be managed with proper treatment
ReplyDeleteRIP Chris Ekejimbe
ReplyDeleteHe could possibly have g6pd deficiency, patients with that inherited defect react to sulphur containing drugs, some which are antimalarials, he probably had the drug which resulted in destruction of his red blood cells, a normal drug overdose wouldn't result in this, he further complicated matters by not going to a hospital in time, where he would have needed emergency blood transfusions.
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