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Erico died aged 74 at his home in Lagos.
Recounting the final hours of her husband, Mrs. Erico said the former Nigerian Coach had recently been discharged from hospital after a brief illness.
‘Tuesday he wasn’t feeling well and he was discharged Yesterday. We took him back home and we laughed and joked all day.
‘Later that night he ate dinner; we gave him cornflakes, before going ot bed. He had also complained of pains so he went to bed early. Early hours Today I went to his room to look him up, but found he was motionless.’
In a condolence message by his spokesman,
Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari commiserated with the family of the legendary player and tactician, as well as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
According to the president, the nation will forever remember him for his tireless devotion to duty, ensuring victory for Nigeria when it mattered most in football.
Buhari believed that Erico’s guidance as a veteran would have availed much for the Nigerian football community, but it pleased his Maker to call him home at such a time. The president prayed Almighty God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest and divine comfort for family, friends, associates, and everyone who came in contact with the talented sportsman.
By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Benue State Government has released funds for the mass production of face masks for distribution to all pupils and students in schools across the state as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19 among students in the state.
The Commissioner for Education Prof. Dennis Ityavyar made the disclosure yesterday when he led heads of parastatals under the Ministry to schools in the state in continuation of his monitoring of the level of compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols in the schools.
While stressing that the gesture of the government would complement the efforts of parents to check the spread the Commissioner advised Teachers to ensure that pupils and students observed safety protocols to prevent them from contracting the virus warning that “this second wave of the virus is deadlier than the first.