A son of Mrs. Theresa Jimoh, Dipo Jimoh, who is also a brother to Business Tycoon Jimoh Ibrahim, has debuked the claim that his mother died due to a candle fire.
He put out a statement in which he claimed that his mother died due to family mismanagement.
His statement was short and he promised to send a detailed one later.
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Dipo Jimoh’s statement reads: “Dipo Jimoh (last born and the closest son of the late mother — Mrs. Theresa Jimoh), who recently graduated from Columbia University and the MD/CEO of Barama Energy Resources, has denounced the root cause of his mother’s death as a result of candle fire and also that her remains were deposited in a morgue by Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.
“Dipo has promised to face any heavyweight individual or group who plans to misinterpret or confuse the populace about the root cause of his mother’s death.
“My mother died as a result of family complications and mismanagement.”
According to the Punch, they reported that Mrs Jimoh was involved in a fire after she allegedly knocked over a candle while praying as she dozed off.
The fire caught and the house was engulfed in flames.
She was 76-years-old.