“In the first place, I am not in any hospital, as reported by the newspaper. In a one-on-one chat with The Guardian inside a Shopping Mall at VGC, Oruma described as sad, wicked and disturbing the publication, which portrayed him as sick and helpless. I appreciate and celebrate you all,” Oruma said in the video clip. I never knew that Nigerians love me so much. “Thank you for the love you are showing to me and my family. The Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medallist was forced to speak through a video clip from his residence at the Victoria Garden City (VGC) in Lagos, explaining his present health condition to Nigerians.

Oruma told The Guardian during the week that the publication was not only a big shock to him, but also to his family members, friends and business associates. Titled, ‘Oruma: The travails of an Olympic medalist, the publication, among other issues, stated that a video clip showed that Oruma was lying helpless in an unidentified hospital on a drip, snoring on his sick bed and receiving treatment via urinary catheters. Last week, a publication by a national daily portrayed Oruma as sick and helpless. But the more he tries to weather the storm, the more challenges he encounters.

However, despite his travails, Oruma stuck to the old Warri adage of never-say-die. He was left in a confused state of mind for about two years. They talked the two-time African Nations Cup bronze medallist into withdrawing his investments across Europe and other life savings for the ‘oil business.’ He did not suspect any foul intention, but things turned out differently and Oruma lost everything he had laboured for. In his attempt to establish a business empire for himself on retirement from active football, Oruma ‘walked’ into the hands of fraudsters, who claimed to be in possession of some oil blocks they wanted to sell.

The god are not to blame by ola rotimi