Mrs. Christiana Akingboye, widow of the late Mr. Akingboye, has alleged that sustained psychological pressure, family disputes, and unresolved legal troubles involving her husband’s sons significantly contributed to the mental strain that preceded his death, alongside what she describes as a coordinated campaign of harassment and property seizure directed at her and her children.
In a detailed account, Mrs. Akingboye stated that the conduct of her stepson particularly Mr. Samuel Akingboye and Mr. Francis Akingboye—constituted a major source of emotional and mental distress for her late husband in the period leading up to his demise. She maintains that these stressors, combined with her husband’s longstanding medical challenges, critically affected his mental health and overall well-being.
According to Mrs. Akingboye, her husband had been grappling with serious and ongoing health issues since 2019, requiring medical attention in both Nigeria and Dubai.
She said this fragile health condition was further aggravated by persistent family crises and legal complications involving his sons, matters which he was personally attempting to resolve before his death.
She alleged that Mr. Samuel Akingboye, the first son, is linked to an ongoing fraud-related matter reportedly under investigation at the Zone 2 Police Command.
Mrs. Akingboye stated that her late husband had been actively involved in engaging with authorities in an effort to help resolve the case and prevent his son’s incarceration, a responsibility she described as emotionally exhausting and deeply distressing for him.
She added that documentary evidence exists to support the existence of this matter.
Mrs. Akingboye further alleged that the second son, Mr. Francis Akingboye, who resides in Canada, is connected to a separate fraud-related case involving an alleged defrauding of an elderly American pensioner, Mr. Marcus Heckett, of approximately USD 27,000.
She stated that Mr. Heckett is a long-standing family acquaintance and that she is in possession of evidence supporting this allegation, which she says further weighed heavily on her husband as he struggled to manage the reputational and emotional fallout within the family.
According to the widow, these unresolved issues placed her husband under “immense and sustained psychological pressure,” contributing to a decline in his mental health. She asserts that this cumulative stress formed a critical backdrop to the events leading to his death.
Mrs. Akingboye also expressed concern that despite this context, within hours of her husband’s passing, she and her children were accused of involvement in his death—an allegation she described as unfounded and made without the benefit of medical, forensic, or investigative conclusions.
She questioned how such accusations could be formed in less than four hours after her husband’s death, calling for transparency regarding the source of those claims.
She further alleged that misleading and altered images were circulated publicly to reinforce a false narrative, while law enforcement officers were reportedly brought to her residence the following day.
Mrs. Akingboye stated that authentic medical reports, hospital records, and dated photographs exist to establish her husband’s medical condition prior to his death and contradict claims that he was in good health.
In addition, she disclosed that CCTV footage exists capturing the incident in which her husband sustained the fatal fall on the day of his death.
She stated that this footage, alongside original photographs and medical documentation, may be released through appropriate legal and journalistic channels to ensure factual accuracy.
Beyond the allegations surrounding the death, Mrs. Akingboye raised concerns over what she described as a rapid and aggressive move to take control of her late husband’s assets.
She alleged that properties jointly developed by her and her husband in Akure and Okitipupa were locked down without her consent, and that attempts were made to assume control of her husband’s dredging business, which was operated in partnership with a third party and without lawful authorization from his estate.
She noted that discussions and actions regarding asset takeover allegedly began while her husband’s remains were still in the mortuary, a development she described as deeply distressing and indicative of misplaced priorities.
Mrs. Akingboye also denied claims circulating online that vehicles belonging to her late husband had been removed or sold, clarifying that he owned only two vehicles a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban and a 2008 Ford truck both of which remain at the family residence.
She further questioned the reported reassignment of police personnel previously attached to her husband, stating that any such action undertaken without formal authorization should be reviewed by the appropriate authorities.
She confirmed that she had engaged proper command channels to ensure compliance with established procedures.
Mrs. Akingboye concluded by stating that she and her children are victims of an orchestrated attempt to intimidate, discredit, and dispossess them, while deflecting attention from deeper issues that placed her husband under extreme stress during his final years.S
She emphasized that she is not seeking to prejudice any investigation but is calling for a thorough, impartial, and evidence-based review of all relevant circumstances.
“All allegations I have raised are supported by evidence and are capable of independent verification,” she said. “My only demand is that the truth be allowed to emerge through due process, without intimidation, distortion, or exploitation.”
