Ex Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, is not dead. This information has been confirmed by a reliable family source.
Reports of THISDAY newspapers, further reposted by 24/7 Nigeria News Update and several others claimed that Mike Akhigbe died at the weekend in England, after losing his battle with cancer.Nevertheless, a reliable family source confirmed to NAIJ.com in a telephone conversation that Vice Admiral Akhigbe is alive.
It would be noted that several minutes ago the article about Akhigbe’s death disappeared from THISDAY website, as well as from several others, also proving that the initial statements were false.
UPDATED: Former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Okhai Akihgbe is lying critically ill in an American hospital.
The former second in command to former military ruler, General Abdusalami Abubakar, has for several months been out of the country for medical treatment in the hospital for undisclosed ailment.
A close family source who wants to stay anonymous, dispelled rumours of his death as reported by a national newspaper and other online media.
He, however, confirmed that Akhigbe was in critical condition at that hospital, adding that the published news of his death was an embarrassment to the entire Akhigbe family.
“Yes, he is lying critically ill in an American hospital, but he is still alive. The purported death of Mike Akhigbe as reported online and by one of the national daily newspapers is an embarrassment to the entire Akhigbe family,” the source said……..
