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The family of Nick Imudia, the late former Chief Executive Officer of e-commerce giant Konga, has refuted reports suggesting he died by suicide. In a statement, the family emphasized that investigations are ongoing to determine the true cause of his death.
Dr. Anthony N. Imudia, speaking on behalf of the family, dismissed claims that Nick Imudia had made farewell calls to his brother and daughter, leaving instructions before his passing, calling these reports untrue. The family condemned the premature and speculative media coverage of Nick Imudia’s death while they were still at the hospital attempting to resuscitate him.
The statement, as reported by Leadership, read: “The family of Nick Imudia is unhappy with the unprofessional manner the media has wrongly characterized the reporting of Nick Imudia’s death as suicide. This is also supported by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police’s office that has vowed to investigate the sudden death of Nick. Neither did Nick call his brother in America with instructions on how to distribute his wealth, nor placed a call to his daughter with any instructions.
“How come the news was reported so hastily (less than 3 hours from his death) before his family members even knew about it – and the medical team was still trying to resuscitate him at the hospital! The Imudia family wonders!
“Nick never showed any sign of stress and he was not diagnosed as depressed at any point. The thought of suicide in the manner portrayed and hastily reported by the news media is suspect.”
Nick Imudia was in Lagos for a brief visit after traveling to the Netherlands and was scheduled to return to Nairobi the next day when his sudden death occurred. The family noted that Imudia was full of life, and those who interacted with him in the hours before his death were shocked by the media’s attribution of his death to suicide.
“At his prime age and the level of his achievements, people who knew Nick well are all shocked and do not accept the characterization of his death as suicide. Members of Nick’s family do request the media and the general public to allow them to grieve their loved one without any unfounded rumors of the circumstances surrounding his death,” the statement added.
According to PUNCH Online, Imudia, who was the CEO of D.light International at the time of his death, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State on June 25. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident and stated that an investigation has commenced at the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba.
