Actress Chioma Okoye shared the news on her Instagram page. The actor was meant to travel to India this Saturday, March 11th for his surgery, but sadly passed on today. Read what she wrote below:
“WE THE CAMPAIGN TEAM: CHIOMA OKOYE, RITA EDOCHIE, EMEKA OJUKWU (TORINO), EJIRO OKURAME. (#SAVEPRINCEJAMESUCHECAMPAIGNTEAM).
We regret to be the bearers of this sad news, but our COLLEAGUE, father, husband [PRINCE JAMES UCHE) passed on [Wednesday] from complications following Diabetes Blindness, BP, kidney.He has been experiencing fever, strange blood infection, and strange blisters on his legs for the past three days after he secured his Visa before he passed on today Wednesday March 8th in the Ambulance on his way for Dialysis at 2:15pm.. He was meant to travel this Saturday March 11th to India for his surgery…We sincerely want to thank everyone who donated to save this great man…we shall keep you all posted….@chioma_okoye @ritaedochie @emekatorino @chief_ejirookurame INFO-CALL…Torino-08023200557… Ejiro Okurame 08030519374 #chiefejirookurame”