CITIZENS COMPASS— A prominent businessman in Ondo State, Kayode Akinbolusere, popularly known as Tolufe has died of suicide in his office at Igba area of the state.
Until his death, Akinbolusere was the owner of Esther Estate in the State.
Before dying of suicide, he released a video praising his wife and giving updates about his business expressing frustration.
Akinbolusere thereafter willed his property to his wife, Akinbolusere Esther, and three children who are based in Canada.
Shortly after the video, he reportedly took a poisonous substance to end it all.
The businessman was said to have died yesterday.
He said he released the video without anyone pressurising him.
According to the video: I am doing this video on behalf of my family. I, Akinbolusere Kayode, am doing my will on my properties. I am doing this on my own; nobody put pressure on me. I woke up and left for work, leaving my family at home.
The first and second machines I was using at work developed a fault. I was imagining what was happening. When I started my business, I started from scratch and was very transparent about it.
My wife knew how I suffered. She didn’t trouble me. I will all my properties to my wife, Akinbolusere Esther, who hails from Ekiti, and my three children who are in Canada.
“My (wife) stood by me when I had nothing and never for once wronged me. She was very supportive when I had nothing, especially when I was working as a barber. I was the one who destroyed everything with carelessness,” Kayode stated.
In his reaction on Friday, spokesperson, Ondo State Police Command, Abayomi Jimoh, said the businessman, a resident of Road 7, Housing Estate, Igba had died in his office located beside BOVAS petrol station, Igba town, at about 1500hrs on the said date.
The statement read, “The Ondo State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Felix Ohagwu, has commenced an investigation into the suspected suicide of a 46-year-old man, identified as Akinbolusere Kayode, popularly known as Tolufe, who reportedly died in his office in Igba Town, Ondo State,
on Thursday, 29th October 2026.
“The incident was reported following information received from members of the public that the deceased, a resident of Road 7, Housing Estate, Igba, had died in his office located beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba Town, at about 1500hrs on the said date.
“Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene, where two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide were recovered from a nearby bush.
“Preliminary findings also revealed that the deceased had allegedly recorded a video before his death, which has since circulated on social media, in which he reportedly lamented about his life struggles.
“His remains were subsequently evacuated and deposited at the State Hospital Morgue for preservation and further examination. No foul play or visible marks of violence were observed on his body at the time of examination.”
