Lagos, July 1, 2024 – The family of late Nick Imudia, the former Chief Executive Officer of Konga Nigeria, has denied that he died of suicide.
The family said it rejected suicide as the cause of his death, describing such reports as unacceptable, suspicious, hasty, and misleading.
According to a statement signed by Dr. Anthony N. Imudia on behalf of the family, they said Nick never showed any signs of stress, nor was he diagnosed as depressed at any time.
They expressed dissatisfaction with the unprofessional way reports concerning his demise have been wrongly pushed out.
The statement reads: “The family of Nick Imudia is unhappy with the unprofessional manner the media has wrongly characterized the reporting of Nick Imudias death as suicide.
“This is also supported by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police’s office which 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 place a call to his daughter with any instructions.
“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 Chief Executive Officer of Konga Nigeria where he reengineered the company’s operation.
“How come the news was reported so hastily – less than three 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.
“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.
“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 grief their loved one without any unfounded rumour of the circumstances surrounding his death.” (GBN)
