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Actually, the premature obituary was YEARS before his death. It was in 1988 or 89 (I was in elementary school at the time). It was first announced on NTA(TV) News. Prominent politicians (RBK Okafor) came forward to say they had been with him hours before his death. A committee of friends was set up
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even. The next morning all the papers carried the news. Then that evening, Zik himself was on TV protesting. Hilarious. I'll see if I can find any documentation on the web.
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