Mrs. Theresa Jimoh , the mother of business mogul , Jimoh Ibrahim , died from family mismanagement , one of her children, Dipo , has said.
Dipo, who released a brief statement on the incident on Sunday, denied that the deceased was killed by a candle fire.
He , however , said he would release a detailed statement later.
The statement read , “ 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 . ”
SUNDAY PUNCH had reported that the 76- year -old was at her house in Victoria Garden City when she was burnt to death by a fire that engulfed her apartment on Saturday.
She was alleged to be praying when she dozed off , while a candle she allegedly lit started the fire .
Her remains were reportedly deposited in a morgue after the intervention of firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service.
Source: Punchng