A businessman, Akinbolusere Kayode, popularly often called Tolufe, has allegedly dedicated suicide at Igba City in Ondo State, after lamenting his private and enterprise challenges in a video that has gone viral on social media.
Akinbolusere, 46, reportedly died in his workplace beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba City, at about 3 pm on Thursday.
The State Police Command confirmed his demise in an announcement issued by its spokesperson, Jimoh Abayomi, in Akure on Friday night.
Abayomi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), mentioned detectives who visited the scene of the incident recovered two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide.
He defined that members of the general public reported the incident, prompting operatives hooked up to the Bolorunduro Division to go to the scene.
In response to an announcement, the 2 empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper had been recovered from a close-by bush throughout the police go to.
“The incident was reported following info acquired from members of the general public that the deceased, a resident of Highway 7, Housing Property, Igba, had died in his workplace situated beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba City, at about 1500hrs on the mentioned date.
“Upon receipt of the data, police operatives hooked up to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene, the place two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide had been recovered from close by bush,” it mentioned.
His stays have been evacuated and deposited on the State Hospital Morgue for preservation and additional examination.
The assertion famous that no foul play or seen marks of violence had been noticed on his physique on the time of examination.
It, nonetheless, added that preliminary findings indicated that the deceased had allegedly recorded a video earlier than his demise, by which he lamented his life struggles.
“Preliminary findings additionally revealed that the deceased had allegedly recorded a video earlier than his demise, which has since circulated on social media, by which he reportedly lamented his life struggles,” the assertion mentioned.
The video, a replica of the footage obtained by The Nation in Akure, has since circulated extensively on social media.
Within the emotional recording, Akinbolusere spoke about his enterprise challenges, humble beginnings and relationship along with his spouse, whom he lauded for standing by him all through his struggles.
He repeatedly insisted that no one compelled him to determine handy over his properties to his spouse and three youngsters.
The businessman additionally expressed remorse over how he had handled his spouse, admitting that she was not answerable for the difficulties of their relationship.
Though he didn’t not talked about his spouse title however he recounted how she supported him from his early days as a barber and stood by him as he constructed his enterprise.
In the meantime, the Commissioner of Police, within the state, CP Felix Ohagwu, has directed a radical investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident to ascertain the precise reason behind demise.
Ohagwu urged members of the general public to chorus from hypothesis and permit the investigation to run its course.
He additionally suggested people experiencing emotional misery, marital challenges or different private difficulties to hunt well timed assist and help somewhat than resort to actions that might endanger their lives.
