Tagbo Umeike Laid To Rest In Anambra State

Tagbo Umeike has been buried in his hometown in Anambra State, Eastern part of Nigeria  amidst tears, as Davido is allegedly out of town in a private jet to perform in Sierra Leone

Tagbo’s brother, Chigbo  revealed that Nigerian pop artiste, Davido, did not attend the burial ceremony of his friend, held on Friday.

Tagbo, allegedly died of alcohol after spending his birthday with Davido and his crew in Lagos.

 

Tagbo’s brother, Chigbo told Punch that although his brother’s life was cut short unexpectedly, his burial went according to plans.

 

He said , “My brother was buried on Friday and it is so sad that we have lost someone with a big heart.

 

“However , Davido was not present at the burial neither did he send a representative but at this point, we have no comment on that.

 

“Through my late brother, I have made a lot of friends turned brother and despite his death, I hope to still keep these wonderful people as my brothers.”

 

Tagbo’s death on October 4, generated lots of controversy, to the extent that Davido was invited and quizzed by the police, based on allegations of conspiracy  in his friends death.

It was alleged that Tagbo was with Davido and his crew at a nightclub on October 4, 2017, before they allegedly decided to play a drinking game which had a winning price of an iPhone 8 and N200,000 cash sprang up.

 

He was said to have been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, where he was said to have died.

 

While Davido’s driver and other allies are said to still be in police custody, an official postmortem examination conducted on Tagbo revealed that he died of suffocation.

 

The autopsy report was confirmed on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi.