A creative designer and founder of Uhuru Designz, a United States of America - based clothing company , Izuchukwu Madubueze ( simply known as Izu ) , has taken his own life over an allegation of sexual assault.
Izu , who resided in Tampa , Florida , reportedly moved to the US some years ago.
While his Lagos - based friend , Nelson Greyhood, confirmed the suicide to PUNCH Metro , efforts to speak to his family members proved abortive .
The telephone line of his brother , Ekene, was not reachable .
Our correspondent , however , read Ekene’ s status update , indicating that his phone was ‘ blowing up ’ from multiple calls, as he asked his friends to send him text messages.
He had yet to respond to a text message from our correspondent .
Izu reportedly graduated from King’ s College , Lagos , in 2013 , before getting a scholarship to study at the University of Florida.
The King’ s College Old Boys ’ Association confirmed his death on its Twitter page .
PUNCH Metro gathered that a Twitter
influencer and female rights activist , Nanichi Anese , added Izu ’ s name to a list of sexual offenders on the social media late June 2020 .
She claimed to have received information from some anonymous ladies, who alleged that the victim sexually assaulted them .
Izu , who was contacted by friends , who saw the post , reached out to Anese , demanding the identities of his accusers .
However , Anese allegedly declined the request, saying she had sworn to protect the ladies.
After failed efforts to clear his name , the victim was said to have taken his own life .
Izu announced his own death on Twitter using Crowdfire App , an application which allows users to schedule their posts .
“ Oh and if you’ re reading this , I’ m dead lol, ” he wrote on July 17 , 2020 .
As reactions trickled in , his accuser , Anese
@ nanichianese , claimed she had spoken to him and they had apologised to each other.
When the criticisms increased , she deactivated her Twitter account .
However , before deactivating the account , Anese said her intentions were noble .
“ I’ m aching right now and have so many thoughts , so much anger , pain , guilt , sadness . But this isn ’ t about me. It never has been . For those of you healing so many wounds right now , I’ m sorry if any of your pain has come at my hands . This is the last of what I would ever wanted and I am really struggling because my friend is gone , ”
she wrote .
Findings from earlier tweets by @ nanichianese showed that she had listed the names of some men , including Izu , accusing them of sexual assault.
She urged them to have some “ introspection ” on their past dealings and seek the forgiveness of their former girlfriends.
“ I have remained steadfast and will continue . No stories will be released, no names will be released. I stand by that and will not waiver. Deal with that as you see fit and do not attach me to anything . But this thread will live on , ” she wrote on her timeline.
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