Victor EzejaThe family of former Konga Nigeria CEO, Nick Imudia, has debunked reports that he committed suicide, stating that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of his death.
The family, in a statement released on Sunday, said Imudia was until his death the Group CEO of D.light International with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was residing.
According to the statement signed by Dr Anthony Imudia on behalf of the family, the deceased was on a brief visit to Lagos after his trip to the Netherlands when his sudden death occurred.
The family expressed dissatisfaction with the way Imudia’s death was “hastily” reported and attributed to suicide, even when the medical team was still trying to resuscitate him at the hospital.
The family described as untrue, the report that Imudia had called his brother and daughter, leaving instructions on how to distribute his wealth before his death.
The statement said: “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 Imudia, until his death was the Group CEO of D.light International with Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was residing. He managed the company’s worldwide operations from Nairobi.
“Nick was full of life and people that worked closely with him or met him in the last hours prior to the incident surrounding his death were shocked with the media attributing his death to ‘suicide’.
“He was on a short visit to Lagos after a brief trip to the Netherlands and was to return to Nairobi a day after his sudden death.
“He comes from a close-knit family where support abounds and 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 made his initial career mark with Nokia, the Finnish based Telecommunication Company before he was transferred from Helsinki to manage Nokia Asia operations in Singapore. Later in his career with Nokia, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Nokia – West and Central Africa. When Microsoft bought Nokia, he opted to leave the company. Looking for a new challenge, he became the CEO of Konga Nigeria where he reengineered the company’s operation.
“At his prime age and the level of his achievements, people who knew Nick well are all shocked and do not accept the characterisation of his death as suicide.”
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The family urged members of the public to disregard the “unfounded rumour” about Imudia’s death.
Prime Business Africa reports that Imudia was said to have died by suicide at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday, 25th June.
Also, the Lagos State Police Command, said it would investigate the cause of the death.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
