NIGERIAN GOSPEL SINGER ERIC ARUBAYI’S DIED AFTER DRINKING EXPIRED DRUGS

While the Nigerian music industry still struggles to come to
terms with the untimely death of Eric Arubayi, new reports
suggest that it may have been as a result of expired
medication he took for malaria fever.
The Delta State-born second runner up of the maiden edition
of the West Africa Idol, died at a hospital in Delta State over
the weekend.
Confirming the demise of the gospel artiste, his brother,
Derrick Arubayi, in an exclusive chat with Vanguard, explained
that the late Eric took ill after taking an expired drug meant
to treat his malaria and typhoid ailment.
He said: “He had malaria and typhoid, which was untreated. It
later became worse after he took a medication that had expired
and this triggered his liver ailment and afterwards, every other
thing just followed at a fast pace before his death.
The only thing that we had to say is that he lived for Christ. We
just want the world to know that the name Eric Odafe Arubayi
was for a reason beyond the West Africa Idol show.
For that reason, God would make manifest even beyond his
glorious ascension.”
The scourge of fake/expired drugs has been an issue Nigeria
has been dealing with for a long time. A 2015 NOI poll
revealed that 18% of Nigerians have been victims of fake and
expired medication.
The late musical icon, born on July 14, 1982, is survived by
his wife, a son, who would be two in a few months, two
brothers, a sister and parents— Professor and Professor
(Mrs) Eric Arubayi.