Fresh claims have deepened the controversy around the death of Mr Bamidele Akingboye, as a source within the family yesterday exposed what they described as a coordinated plot to frame his widow, Mrs Christy Akingboye, in order to take possession of the late businessman’s valuable property in VGC, Lagos.
This development comes amid an earlier alarm raised by the deceased’s widow that an image circulated as evidence of her late husband’s condition was doctored, allegedly to support a false narrative surrounding how and when he died.
A source within the family, who asked not to be named, said the emerging pattern shows clearly that “the real target is the VGC property,” describing the attacks on Mrs Christy Akingboye as a deliberate setup.
According to the source, “The plan is simple: paint Christy as responsible for her husband’s death, get her and her children remanded, and then quietly move to sell off the VGC house. That is why they are pushing these stories and manipulating evidence.”
The source further alleged that bloggers have been paid to repeatedly publish negative content about the widow and her children.
“There’s a network behind this. Some bloggers are receiving money to keep her name trending for the wrong reasons. It is a smear campaign,” the source added.
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The source also revealed that, contrary to the widespread claim that the late Akingboye was hale and hearty before his death, he was unwell and had just been discharged from the hospital a day before he died.
“The truth is that Akingboye had mental health issues, which ordinarily we would have loved to keep away from the public, but for these false narratives aimed at framing his wife, Christy. The simple truth is that Akingboye committed suicide, and there is CCTV evidence to confirm that.
“The narrative that he was killed by his wife, Christy, is a big lie. How can a wife kill her husband of 32 years? How can a wife kill her husband, who she has been caring for in the hospital and who had just been discharged from the hospital a day before? The truth will surely prevail, and all these evil plots against Christy will be exposed.”
The source also disclosed that part of the plot included an attempt to have Christy and her children detained so that the burial ceremony could take place without them, a plan which obviously failed.
The source further mentioned that a particular blogger had publicly read a purported autopsy report on air, despite the Commissioner of Police previously telling all parties at an earlier meeting that, although he had received the document, he did not know its content because it was to be presented in court.
The source questioned why the autopsy, which had not been formally disclosed to the family or tendered in court, was reportedly already in the hands of bloggers.
“On November 17, a blogger went on air and claimed the autopsy confirmed murder. Even the CP had previously gone on air to say the autopsy revealed murder and that seven suspects were detained. This contradicts what he told us earlier that he had washed his hands of the case and was waiting for the court to formally disclose the report,” the source said.
The source further argued that the blogger’s claims were both prejudicial and misleading.
“An autopsy only states findings. It is the court and only the court that can pronounce murder after a proper trial. In this situation, nothing has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
