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Tunde Onishola, nephew of late Nollywood actress, Folakemi Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that she died of COVID-19 complications.
Onishola, son of the late Kwara Falcons Basketball Club Technical Director, Steve Onishola, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ilorin that the multiple deaths recorded in their family were “just a coincidence.’’
Onishola said his father, Steve; Orisabunmi and their younger sister, Janet Ademola did not die of COVID-19.
Steve died in Ilorin on Thursday, January 7, barely 24 hours after his younger sister, Orisabunmi died in Ibadan.
Their younger sister, Janet Ademola, also died on January 9.
“It is not true that my father, the late Nollywood actress, Orisabunmi, and their younger sister, Janet Ademola died of COVID-19 complications.
“My dad has been on admission since last year and he was diagnosed for another thing entirely.
“It has nothing to do with COVID-19 at all.
“Basketballers are aware, they came visiting, I was with him for a month at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital taking care of him,” Onishola said.
He revealed that the younger sister, Ademola, who died a few days ago, has been managing blood pressure for a long time and that there is a limit to what a woman can take.
“I think the shock was too strong for her, she has been managing BP for long,’ he added.
Onishola said he has taken solace in the fact that his father lived a worthy life because he was able to touch many lives within the basketball circle and outside it.
Steve was the manager of Kwara Falcons at different times before he was appointed the club’s technical director.
The late coach was part of the Kwara Falcons team that secured promotion for the club to the elite division in 2013.
He was also a member of the silver-winning team at the 2018 edition of the Basketball Premier League.
The late Onishola was also among the first set of handlers to coach the club, which was founded in the 1970s.
He was a member of the Board of Kwara Basketball Association before his death.