Former Super Eagles player, Justice Christopher, has been laid to rest in his home town in Plateau State.
Sources stated that Christopher died in the early hours of March 9 after slumping in his hotel located in Gwolshe, off Tudunwada Ring road, Jos.
According to the sources, the deceased had been battling high blood pressure.
He had been seen the previous day in the company of his friends and showed no sign of having any health challenge.
His corpse was immediately deposited at the Plateau Specialists Hospital for an autopsy to be performed on it; the result is yet to be made public.
Christopher was part of Nigeria’s squad to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan and made 11 appearances for the Super Eagles.
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