The cause of death of Laolu Martins, a minority stakeholder in the popular Lagos eatery, Bukka Hut, has been revealed.
A source close to the family revealed that the late consummate banker did not commit suicide as claimed by some media reports, but died as a result of a heart attack.
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Martins’ death had hit social media on Wednesday, with claims that he committed suicide around 3am in the Lekki area of Lagos State. But a close family source with knowledge of his death told Ripples Nigeria that the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
The source explained that Martins slumped at Lenox Mall and was rushed to a hospital in Lekki around past 2pm, but died 2hrs after.
According to the source, Martins’ death certificate states that he died from Cardiopulmonary arrest.
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