Ex-Konga CEO Nick Imudia didn't commit suicide, family counters with evidence

The family of the former Chief Executive Officer of Konga Nigeria, Nick Imudia, has denied the claim that their son committed suicide.

The family stated that Nick never showed any signs of stress, nor was he diagnosed as depressed at any time.

In a statement signed by Dr. Anthony N. Imudia on behalf of the family, they expressed dissatisfaction with the unprofessional way reports concerning his demise have been wrongly pushed out.

The family said its position aligns with that of the Lagos State Police Commissioner whose office has vowed to investigate the sudden death of Nick.

The family also said Nick never called his brother in America with instructions on how to distribute his wealth, nor did he place a call to his daughter with any instructions.

They added that it was yet to come to terms with the speed with which the incident was reported, less than three hours when the medical team was trying to resuscitate him at the hospital.

In his last moments, the family said Nick was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Light International with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was residing. From that location, they said he managed the company’s worldwide operations.

Nick, they further said 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.

They said 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.

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.”