{"id":6655,"date":"2020-04-18T17:43:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2020-04-18T17:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T17:43:01","slug":"sad-nigerian-chairman-of-defunct-sosoliso-airlines-victor-ikwuemesi-dies-of-coronavirus-in-london-after-few-weeks-in-intensive-care-unit-nurses-removed-oxygen-from-him-to-eat-after-weeks-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/sad-nigerian-chairman-of-defunct-sosoliso-airlines-victor-ikwuemesi-dies-of-coronavirus-in-london-after-few-weeks-in-intensive-care-unit-nurses-removed-oxygen-from-him-to-eat-after-weeks-on\/","title":{"rendered":"SAD! Nigerian Chairman of defunct Sosoliso Airlines, VICTOR IKWUEMESI Dies of Coronavirus in London&#8230;After few weeks in Intensive Care Unit   * Nurses removed  oxygen  from him to eat after weeks on drips, struggled to breath on his own * Immediately placed on ventilator and died shortly after * Earlier admitted in a British  hospital for High Fever, Pneumonia, Lung infection   *BY ERIC DEMUDIA\/REPORTER, London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6656\" width=\"583\" height=\"393\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-1-860x571.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6658\" width=\"581\" height=\"1012\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aeroplane-Victor-Ikwuemesi-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6659\" width=\"580\" height=\"696\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SAD!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nigerian\nChairman of defunct Sosoliso Airlines, VICTOR IKWUEMESI Dies of\nCoronavirus in London&#8230;After\nfew weeks in Intensive Care Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nNurses removed  oxygen  from him to eat after weeks on drips,\nstruggled to breath on his own<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nImmediately placed on ventilator and died shortly after<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nEarlier admitted in a British  hospital for High Fever, Pneumonia,\nLung infection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\n <em>BY\nERIC DEMUDIA\/REPORTER, London<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\nTHE\nDEFUNCT CHAIRMAN OF Sosoliso Airlines, Victor Ikwuemesi has lost his\nlife to the dreaded Coronavirus in a London Hospital after several\nweeks of struggling to stay alive. The deceased suffered underlying\nconditions of High Fever, Pneumonia and Lung Infection. After his\nadmission in a British medical care, he had struggled to fight off\nthis disease, eventually gave up the ghost. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>His\ndeath was corroborated by  a close friend of the family, Ikechi Uko, \nwho said the entrepreneur was  admitted in a London hospital for an\nundisclosed illness, and later tested positive for Coronavirus in the\nhospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uko,\na close friend of the son of the late Ikwuemesi who happened to be\nthe Managing Director of the Sosoliso Airlines while his father was\nthe Chairman, described the death of the airline chief as very sad.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>According\nto reports, late airline chief before his death was placed in an\nintensive care unit but when the oxygen was removed from him to eat,\nhe found it difficult to breath on his own. He was then placed on\nventilator and he died shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For\nthe record,  a reliable source in the United Kingdom Hospital told\nour reporter that Ikwuemesi  underlying conditions may have\ncontributed greatly to his demise.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\nAdditional\nreports from  Nigerian Tribune<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support\nNAIJA <\/strong><strong>STANDARD\nNEWSPAPER&#8217;<\/strong><strong>S\njournalism of integrity and credibility<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<strong>CERTAINLY, <\/strong><strong>Good\njournalism costs a lot of money. Without doubt, only good journalism\ncan ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable\ndemocracy, and a transparent government. 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