July 01, (THEWILL) – The family of Nick Imudia, Group CEO of D.light, who died a few days ago, has frowned at how the media has characterised the reporting of Nick Imudia’s death as suicide.
This is just as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police’s office has vowed to investigate the sudden death of Nick.
A statement issued by Nick’s family, on Sunday, stated that “Nick did not call his brother in America with instructions on how to distribute his wealth, nor place 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.
According to the family, Nick was full of life and people who worked closely with him or met him in the last hours before the incident surrounding his death were shocked with the media attributing his death to ‘suicide’.
The statement signed by Dr Anthony Imudia for the family disclosed that the deceased 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 were all shocked and did not accept the characterisation 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 rumour of the circumstances surrounding his death”, the statement added.
About the Author
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
