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The maid of the former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian e-commerce giant, Konga, Nick Imudia, has disclosed the last conversation she had with her boss before his death was announced last week.
According to a close friend of the deceased, who spoke with Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, the maid (name withheld) said that Imudia called her a day earlier and handed her a piece of paper with five telephone numbers, including that of his brother in the United States.
“She said Nick told her to keep the numbers, that she would need them at the appropriate time. Thereafter, she said he went into the bathroom and heard the shower running, indicating that he was having a bath,” the friend recounted.
The maid further explained that after some time, she noticed the shower was still running and wondered why it was taking so long. She knocked on the door but received no response and decided to leave.
“Moments later, she said the private guard knocked on the door and informed her to come and see what had happened to Nick. She rushed downstairs and found him in a horrible state. Immediately, she rushed upstairs and still met the shower on. By the time she opened the door, she discovered there was nobody in there,” the friend added.
Meanwhile, Imudia’s family has requested the release of his body for burial. They have ruled out suicide as the cause of his death, stating that he never showed any signs of stress and was never diagnosed as depressed at any point.
Detectives at the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigative Department, Yaba, Lagos, who are investigating the cause of death, were expecting some of those invited for questioning as of 11 a.m. yesterday.