In an interview with ThisDay, a close friend to the deceased, Alex Eyengho, who is also a producer and politician stated that Ekejimbe died after he was administered an overdose of malaria drugs which damaged his red blood cell.
Eyengho says: “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. Maybe, because of the mistake of the doctor, he no longer had confidence in going to the hospital again. As a result, he was now receiving treatment at home.
” A pharmacist was coming to his house to treat him. This was going on for 3- 4 weeks, until last Tuesday, when I visited him. I didn’t like his condition so I called his wife and manager, one Martins and insisted that he must be taken to 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.“
