A 46-year-old businessman, Akinbolusere Kayode, also called Tolufe, has reportedly died by suicide after recording a video through which he spoke about his private and enterprise struggles.
Kayode, who owned an property in Ondo, reportedly died on Thursday in his workplace beside a BOVAS petrol station in Igba city, Ondo State.
In the video, which has since gone viral on social media, the businessman introduced his choice to switch possession of his properties to his spouse, Esther, and their three kids, who reside in Canada.
He pressured that the choice was totally voluntary and that he was not performing underneath stress from anybody.
Kayode additionally expressed gratitude to his spouse for standing by him all through his work trip, recalling her help throughout his tough beginnings as a barber.
“My wife stood by me when I had nothing and never for once wronged me. She was very supportive when I had nothing, especially when I was working as a barber. I was the one who destroyed everything with carelessness,” he mentioned.
He additional spoke about setbacks in his enterprise, together with technical issues with the primary and second machines he acquired, which left him questioning the challenges he was going through.
The Ondo State Police Command confirmed his dying in a press release issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Abayomi Jimoh.
Jimoh mentioned law enforcement officials hooked up to the Bolorunduro Division visited the scene after receiving details about the incident from members of the general public.
“The incident was reported following information received from members of the public that the deceased, a resident of Road 7, Housing Estate, Igba, had died in his office located beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba Town, at about 1500hrs on the said date,” the assertion reads.
According to the police, preliminary findings indicated that Kayode had recorded a video earlier than his dying through which he spoke about his private struggles.
Jimoh added that his stays had been taken to the state hospital morgue for preservation and additional examination.
He additionally disclosed that two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide had been recovered from a close-by bush.
“Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene, where two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide were recovered from nearby bush,” Jimoh mentioned.
“No foul play or visible marks of violence were observed on his body at the time of examination.”
The police spokesperson mentioned the Commissioner of Police within the state, Felix Ohagwu, had directed an intensive investigation to find out the circumstances surrounding Kayode’s dying.
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