A memorial service has been organized for Ekere, a Nigerian national who passed away shortly before Christmas last year. The service will take place of Friday 9th March at St Emmanuel Church in Stockholm from 19.00. The late Nigerian was the boyfriend of Betty, a Kenyan lady.
According to a post mortem report, Ekere died of acute heart muscle inflammation. At the time of his death, the late Ekere was suffering from a cold. A source close to a pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Ekere’s body said that the condition which caused his death was rare in young people and added that it is much more common in situations where the victim has been training hard.
It has been established that Ekere was working extremely hard days before he passed away and doctors said that the late Ekere should have taken a rest especially during the period when he hard a cold.
Ekere died suddenly under circumstances which could not be understood immediately. Betty said that Ekere’s body will be transported to Nigeria for burial a week after the memorial service. After his death, a series of fund raising activities organized by the Ekere committee have been going on in Stockholm. The late Nigerian worshipped at St Emmanuel Church where the memorial service will be held. Betty told KSB that everybody is welcome to the service.
Okoth Osewe