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UNIZIK student slumps, dies while playing football on campus

Tochi Martins Attah, a student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka,  has passed away after collapsing during a football match.

TheNewsGuru reports that the tragic incident occurred on the morning of Monday, July 7, 2025, while the deceased who was also known as T-funds was playing games with other students at Elmada Hostel within the university community.

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The deceased was a 300-level Microbiology student before he reportedly switched to a medical course.

The President of Useh Youths, Engr. Sabastine Aku, confirmed the incident in a statement.

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He was the younger brother of Dr. Simon Attah, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State.

His sudden death shocked the university community and his hometown of Useh Village, where he was described as a promising young man.