“He was quiet, brilliant, and talented” – Pete Edochie breaks silence on the death of his grandson

Pete Edochie, a veteran Nollywood actor, has spoken out about the death of his grandson. Recall the uproar on social media after news broke that Yul Edochie had lost his first son, 16-year-old Kambilichukwu.

According to reports, the boy was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after becoming unconscious. Yul’s son had a seizure while playing football and was rushed to Mother and Child Hospital. The doctors’ attempts to resuscitate him were futile, according to the report.

Pete Edochie, who confirmed the sad news to Vanguard, said his son, Yul, called him on the phone on Wednesday, March 29 to tell him that Kambilichukwu had collapsed while playing football with his classmates and had a seizure.

According to him, the deceased was rushed to Lagos’ Mother and Child Hospital, where he died several hours later.

The legendary actor stated that his family began praying for the child the moment Yul called him about the tragic incident. Edochie puts it this way:

“Kambilinachukwu is a quiet, brilliant, and talented young man.” He’s not someone you can easily ride. He never gets angry, no matter what the situation is.

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He may have lost his cool at times, but he was a truly unique individual in so many ways.

“He was so accomplished. I always tell my son that I don’t like people excelling like this in any thing they are involved in. Experience has taught me that such people don’t last long.”

Edochie said it was unfortunate that his grandson died while he had shown great promise.

Meanwhile, both Yul and his first wife, May, have understandably remained silent since the incident.