Following the death of 49-year-old Nollywood Yoruba actor-filmmaker Murphy Afolabi, the Oyo State former health commissioner, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan has suggested that the actor possibly died of heart attack.
The actor’s death was announced on Sunday after report revealed he died of a head injury after slumping in his bathroom, making him the third actor to die within a week in the film industry.
But the Cardiovascular surgeon rather averred that medically, the narration of how the actor died suggestive that he actually died of heart attack.
Read his full statement below 👇;
Seriously pained by this middle aged man (49yrs) old sudden death few days after he celebrated his birthday on May 5th 2023.
While it may be sudden to all of us,Murphy could have a pre existing heart problems unknown to the public.
His cause of death being peddled by the public as resulting from injuries he sustained after falling on a tiled floor are very pedestrian,at worse a secondary diagnosis.
His primary diagnosis is likely a myocardial dysfunction ,especially heart attack,TRANSIENT ischemic attack,stroke in evolution or established stroke that could make him to pass out and fall.
He needs an autopsy to confirm cause of his death as evidenced below:
A former speaker of oyo state HOS ADESINA ADEYEMO died on FRIDAY April 27th 2018 of massive heart attack.He was 48yrs.I was present at his autopsy.
Kassim Ayilara deputy speaker of oyo HOS. died at 38 yrs of age,in YEAR 2012,so bad that he couldn’t reach UCH emergency room. He died of massive heart attack.
Painfully,another speaker of OYO HOUSE of assembly KEHINDE AYOOLA -a brilliant and quintessential gentleman who I also loved ,died on May 14 th 2020 with pre existing heart problems at 55yrs of age unknown to the public.
When his death was announced,the public was aghast.
So it is not every death that is sudden.it is usually unknown to the public or the patient himself.
Death and age are no longer related .we are no longer in the analog age,we are now in the digital age.
It is your physiological age evidenced by cardiac functions that matter,not the age u were born.
To readers,please do regular physical examination including your cardiac function and BLOOD PRESSURE from time to time.
I don’t know Murphy AFOLABI from ADAMS,but as an IBADAN man and a proud YORUBA IRREDENTIST,I have watched his YORUBA movies and others and have tremendous liking and love 4 him.I felt personal loss.
May almighty Allah comfort his family ,be pleased with him and accept his return.
Yours,
DR Azeez Adeduntan
( Former APC Gubernatorial Aspirant)
