The shocking demise of revered co-founder of The Future Awards Africa, Emilia Asim-Ita has continued to garner reactions from her friends and associates.
Her brother, Williams Asim-Ita, stated that she died after an appendicitis surgery.
In his words: “My sister died yesterday at about 8:20 am. She had an appendix rupture. The appendix had a small lump underneath it and that lump burst; that spleen went to her intestines and it polluted some parts of her intestine. She had to go through a surgery to cut the affected part of the intestines. It was successful as it was done by a specialist”, he told Punch.
Speaking further, Williams stated that his sister was already lively and was meant to be discharged today but she slumped yesterday when she was about taking her routine stroll.
“She was supposed to be discharged today. She had been okay, strolling around and they had even changed her hospital dress to normal dress, which showed that she was ready to go home.
“Yesterday, she was about to take her normal morning routine stroll and that is how she slumped; before we knew it, we had lost her. She was in hospital for about nine days. Immediately she learnt that she had a ruptured appendix, she went for the surgery the next day. The next morning the surgery was done and it was successful,” he said.
Popular Twitter influencer and author, Japheth Omojuwa described Emilia as a trusted executioner.
“It’s hard to refer people because people will embarrass you.But it was easy to refer Emilia because she was a trusted executioner.She got stuff done.As easy as it sounds, I know it’s calculus for many.Most times, it’s stories.For Emilia, it’s results.Time well spent”.