A family source who witnessed Audu’s deterioration in health condition told Sahara Reporters that the late politician started vomiting blood on Friday night after he returned from Lokoja.
Doctors had given him blood transfusion which gave him enough energy to go to the polling booth to vote in his hometown, Ogbonicha.
According to the source, the former governor returned to his home on Saturday and began vomiting again. After a while he became unconscious and died around 5 a.m. on Sunday morning.
The family's timeline of Audu's death indicated that he passed on before officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) started collation and announcement of results.
INEC officials knew of Audu’s death before they announced the results of his election inconclusive on Sunday.
What Premium Times learned of Audu's death from a relative:
The publication said Audu's health problem started on Saturday evening when he complained of stomach cramps.
''He suffered a stroke this morning,'' the source told PT, adding, ''another one occurred this afternoon and that was fatal.''
According to PremiumTimes, Audu's son, Mustapha is not answering or returning calls and so were all the other close family members we tried to contact. One of his media aides, Phillip Obin, also did not answer or return calls.
Mr. Audu will be buried tomorrow according to islamic rites in his hometown.
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