Former Super Eagles coach, Amodu Shuaibu corpse arrives Okpella for burial

… Dad spoke about death – Amodu’s son

It was a sorrowful scene at the Okpella residence of the late Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Shaibu Amodu, when his remains arrived the premises on Saturday afternoon for interment.

Amodu died on Saturday morning in Benin City, Edo State.

Residents wept as his corpse was brought in an ambulance at about 12:30pm from the Stella Obasanjo Hospital where it was initially deposited.

His younger brother, Yunusa, cried profusely when he spoke to journalists.

Yunusa said he spoke to late Amodu and sympathized with him on the death of ex- Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi.

He said, “He promised to come home today but he is no more today. He did not complain of any ill-health. He is a great man and a father to the family. I will miss everything about him.”

The eldest son of the deceased, Abdul-Aziz, said his father stopped fasting three years ago due to health problems, adding he did not know why he (Amodu) decided to fast this year.

He said it was somebody that informed him on the phone about his father’s death.

He said, “They told me they didn’t know what happened or how he died. I spoke with him yesterday (Friday) because I was to go for my NYSC. He spoke briefly about death when I asked him about Stephen Keshi. He said Keshi has not been buried but that if he died, he would be buried immediately. He said all of us should be prepared.”

Remains of former Nigeria coach, Shuaibu Amodu have been taken to his country home in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State as scores of sympathizers were spotted at his residence.