‘Take me away from here,’ Gowon told Gbagi before he slumped

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, told  his friend and former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, who he slumped in his hands, last Friday, during the funeral ceremonies  of former Military Governor of defunct Midwest Region, late Major General David Ejoor,  in Delta State, to “take me away from here” before he fell down.

A top security official, who confided in Vanguard, yesterday, said, “Gowon was obviously fatigued after standing for long hours during the funeral ceremonies of his former Chief of Army Staff at Ovwor-Olomu community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, but God used Olorogun Gbagi to save his life.”

His words, “The last words from his mouth before he collapsed were, ‘Take me away from here,’ ‘take me away from here’ and he was talking to Gbagi, who held him near his armpit as he turned to lead him out, but he unexpectedly slumped in his  hands.”

 

Read more: The Vanguard May 5, 2019

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