Akinbolusere Kayode, a 46-yr- old businessman committed suicide in Ondo Town, Ondo State on Thursday.
The late Kayode took his life in his office near BOVAS Petrol Station in Igba Town at about 3 p.m.
Two empty bottles suspected to have contained poisonous substance were recovered by police detectives attached to the Bolorunduro Division who visited the scene.
The deceased recorded a video in which he spoke about his business challenges, humble beginnings, and relationship with his wife, whom he praised for standing by him throughout his struggles.
He also repeatedly stated that no one pressured him into deciding to transfer his properties to his wife and three children.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Jimoh Abayomi, who confirmed the incident, said the two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide were recovered from a nearby bush during the police investigation.
He added that preliminary findings indicated that the deceased recorded a video before his death in which he lamented the hardships he faced in life. The video has since circulated widely on social media.
The suicide video originally posted in Yoruba has been translated in English by an X user and published below…
For those who don’t understand Yoruba, this is the English version of what the man said in a video announcing his will to his family…
I Akinbolusere Kayode, and I am the person making this video, in my own name and on behalf of my family.
I am using this opportunity to inform everyone that I, Akinbolusere Kayode, have decided to write my will and state how all my belongings should be distributed.
I want everyone to understand that I am doing this of my own free will. Nobody is forcing me, and I am not under any form of duress.
I woke up this morning, went to work and left my wife at home. When I got to work, I met all my workers at their various workstations and provided everything they needed. I gave them money to buy fuel, and they bought it. We supplied fuel to the first machine and the second machine, but the third machine was already faulty.
The first machine started working, and the second one started working too. However, after a while, the second machine developed another fault and stopped working. Eventually, the first machine also developed a fault and stopped working.
I began to wonder: What kind of problem is this? What kind of life am I living?
When I started this business, I started from nothing. I didn’t commit fraud or cheat anybody to get to where I am today.
My wife, whom I married through a court wedding, knows everything I went through. She knows my struggles. She has been my helper. She is a good wife, the kind of woman people pray to have as a wife. She has never given me any problems or caused me any trouble.
I am the one who frustrated her. I am the one responsible for the problems we are facing. It is not because she did anything wrong. She never gave me any reason to complain.
She gave me three children. Everything I wanted, she wanted too, and we pursued those things together in the presence of God.
But I am the one who lost my way. I forgot where I started from. I forgot the struggles and sacrifices that brought me this far.
The devil has power, but he does not have salvation.
I want to use this opportunity to tell everyone that I made this video willingly. Nobody forced me, and I am not under any duress.
I am leaving all my belongings to my wife and children. Everything I own in this world, everything I have worked for from the time I was young until now, I am giving to them.
From the days when I worked as a barber, through the difficult times when I had nothing, to where I am today, everything I have gathered belongs to my wife and children.
My wife supported me. She stood by me throughout the journey. I am the one responsible for the problems we are facing.
To anyone who hears this message, please understand that I am the one making this decision.
Everything I have acquired in this world, I am leaving to my wife, Akinbolusere Esther, and our three children. My first child Akinbolusere Oluwaferanmi who is in Canada, my second child Akinbolusere Toluwani who is also in Canada, and my third child Akinbolusere Daniel in Canada.
Everything I have earned and everything I own, I am leaving to them. My wife and children are the ones I want to inherit all that I have.
And I repeat, nobody is forcing me. I am not under any duress.