from Bola Ojuola, AkureA yet to be identified middle aged man slumped and died at a filling station around Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) north gate area of Akure, Ondo state yesterday (Thursday).The deceased reportedly died after vomiting blood.Eye witnesses said the middle aged man was waiting for a cab to Ilara mokin in Ifedore Local government area of the state when he suddenly began to cough.The deceased was said to have continued coughing until he slumped and died.It was learnt that the man whose identity could not be ascertained gave up the ghost before first aid treatment could be placed on him.Items found on the deceased were some drugs suspected to have been bought from the UNIMED Teaching Hospital in Akure.The incident was thereafter reported to the police who later evacuated the corpse to a mortuary.One of the police officers who declined to mention his name said they would trace the identify of the deceased and the family with the drug seen on him suspected to have been bought from the hospital.Efforts to get the reaction of the spokesperson for the Ondo state Police command Mrs Funmi Odunlami at the time of filling this report proved abortive.
