The family of a 46-year-old businessman, Kayode Akinbolusere, popularly often called Tolufe, has raised questions over his demise after he reportedly recorded a video shortly earlier than allegedly taking his personal life at his workplace in Igba, Ondo State.
Akinbolusere, the proprietor of Esther Property in Ondo State, was mentioned to have died on Thursday after allegedly ingesting a toxic substance.
In a video that circulated on social media earlier than his demise, the businessman spoke about his struggles and mentioned he was leaving his properties to his spouse, Esther, and their three kids based mostly in Canada.
He additionally said that he was making the choice voluntarily and that no person had pressured him.
Akinbolusere mentioned, “I’m doing this video on behalf of my family. I, Akinbolusere Kayode, is doing my will on my property. I’m doing this by myself; no person put strain on me. I awoke and left for work, leaving my family at residence.”
“The primary and second machines I used to be utilizing at work developed a fault. I used to be imagining what was taking place. After I began my enterprise, I began from the scratch and was very clear about it.”
“My spouse knew how I suffered. She didn’t hassle me. I’ll all my properties to my spouse, Akinbolusere Esther, who hails from Ekiti, and my three kids who’re in Canada.”
“My spouse stood by me once I had nothing and by no means for as soon as wronged me. She was very supportive once I had nothing, particularly once I was working as a barber. I used to be the one who destroyed every thing with carelessness.”
Nevertheless, the deceased’s uncle, Femi Akinbolusere, mentioned the family suspected that the businessman might need been compelled to make the video.
In an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Femi mentioned the style through which the deceased spoke about “surrendering” his property raised questions that ought to be investigated by safety operatives.
He mentioned, “We’re grieving, please. You heard all he mentioned laughing that he surrendered. Is {that a} present to anyone? Is {that a} will? As if someone was behind his seat pointing a gun at him. How can someone say I’m surrendering every thing to my spouse and three kids?”
“If safety operatives have a look at the voice very effectively, gained’t they discover that some folks had been behind making him say what he was saying? Is it not that they positioned a gun behind him?”
The uncle additional urged the police to look at the video and examine the circumstances surrounding the businessman’s last moments.
“That clip is sufficient to give them [the police] the clue. That phrase ‘give up’, doesn’t it imply that they compelled him? They simply killed him. Any person was behind him telling him to say this and that and he was saying it. That is horrible.”
“All these issues he was saying, did he say he shared his property? Who’s telling you to give up something? Any person forcing you to give up. Individuals ought to have a look at it. Safety operatives ought to have a look at it.”
“They mentioned he ought to be laughing and he was laughing. They need to go and conduct an post-mortem for the physique. He mentioned he offended his spouse. Who’s that spouse? Even when he goes forward to have one other spouse, does it warrant for him to be killed? That spouse ought to be known as to reply so many questions.”
Nevertheless, the Ondo State Police Command mentioned preliminary findings didn’t present indicators of foul play.
In a press release issued on Friday, the state police spokesperson, Abayomi Jimoh, mentioned the command had commenced an investigation into the suspected suicide.
Based on the assertion, Akinbolusere, a resident of Street 7, Housing Property, Igba, was discovered lifeless in his workplace beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba City, at about 3 p.m. on Thursday.
“Upon receipt of the data, police operatives connected to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene, the place two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide had been recovered from a close-by bush.”
“Preliminary findings additionally revealed that the deceased had allegedly recorded a video earlier than his demise, which has since circulated on social media, through which he reportedly lamented about his life struggles.”
“His stays had been subsequently evacuated and deposited on the State Hospital Morgue for preservation and additional examination. No foul play or seen marks of violence had been noticed on his physique on the time of examination,” the assertion mentioned.
