US-based Nigerian bodybuilder dies 18 days after being shot by wife

A US-based Nigerian bodybuilder, Michael Chidozie, 26, has died 18 days after he was shot multiple times by his wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, 28.

Chidozie was reportedly shot four times by his wife on March 21 during an argument inside their Houston apartment in front of their children.

Chidozie lingered on life support, but he suffered a devastating spinal injury and died of complications on April 8, Daily Mail reports. 

After the shooting, Chidozie was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital.

A Houston media outlet, ABC13, reports that court documents show that he was shot twice in the torso, once in the arm, and once in the chest.

His panicked wife was found holding their two kids, aged three and two. 

Keaiirra was afterwards charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Her charges have not been upgraded since his death.

 Investigators say that she claimed to have shot Chidozie in self-defence as she feared for her life during the argument when he followed her into their bedroom, where she picked up a pistol and shot him. 

ABC13 further reports that Keaiirra has been released on bail and is set to next face court on May 23. 

Chidozie’s family has set up a GoFundMe to raise $70,000 to bring his body back to Nigeria for burial.