Uyi’s daughter allegedly spends 108 millions on online betting Prior to committing suicide

By the Editor

The controversy over the suicide of late Lilian Omokhuale a.k.a. Uyi Technical’s daughter has revealed that she collected over 500 million Naira from friends and money lenders and similarly allegedly spent over 108 million naira on gambling.

Some of her cronies said she may have been into drugs while some others believed that having run aground, the company, Thermocool, she was managing, she must have reinjected part of the borrowed funds into the father’s business to prevent any suspicion of fowl play.

What is still an amazement to many is how come the very caring father never bothered to look into the books of the company that she was running and how it fell below expectation for over two years.

Recall, 40years old Lilian Omokhuale on 7th October 2022 allegedly committed sucide in Government Reservation Area, GRA, Benin City, prompting the police to commence investigation.

The deceased, Lilian Omokhuale took her own life by the ingestion of obnoxious substance known as snipper into her body.

Police investigations revealed that through her four bank accounts that she expended exactly N108,872,550 on online betting.

From the police charged sheet, she was said to be involved in money transactions with her creditors namely; Jessica Iguodala Oghomwem, Engr. Chukwudi Apotowho, Akpes Omorodion, Vincent Uhunmwangho, Joy Noren and Blessing Jatto.

It is worthy to note that contrary to previous malicious publications, Her creditors were never arrested but were only called for interrogation by the Nigerian police.

The creditors ordeal is that, what is supposed to be an act of kindness toward the deceased which made them to lend her money has become a big albatross on their neck.

All records presented by the police showed that she collected money from people in pretence of business or family distress.

The rhetorical questions that beg for answers are; if Uyi technical loved his first daughter and child so much, how come he did not know that she was so much involved in gambling ?

Secondly, Mr. Uyi has vowed to spend billions to fight her lenders, if he had used only a part of this amount to cater for his late daughter, or if she knew she had access to such an amount, would she have committed suicide?

Thirdly, what is the link between lending a friend money and her father taking the lenders to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after her demise .

According to findings, Mr Omoruyi Olotun a.k.a Uyi technical paid thermocool the debt amounting to over N150,000,000 accrued by his late daughter, Lilian immediately they brought it to his notice after her demise yet surprisingly, Thermocool is not being charged for aiding her suicide. Then why are, her smaller creditors now been charged for aiding suicide.

The High court in Benin will be in a position to resolve this on April 30th and May 30th  2024.

Observers felt that Mr. Uyi should have called his Late daughter’s creditors (who also are people’s children) for some form of negotiations or appeal for settlement, instead of  battling them with police and court cases to have them convicted.

Some of the creditors complained of being trailed severally and these have been reported to force headquarters in Abuja and interrogations are ongoing. Mr Omoruyi Olotun has been invited for questioning at the AIG Office, Zone 5, Benin- City, Edo State.

As at the time of filing this report, the result of the interrogation is yet unknown.