Laolu Martins, the founder of the food franchise, Bukka Hut has died.
The business mogul allegedly committed suicide in the early hours of Wednesday, September 28.
Bukka Hut is a restaurant that offers a wide variety of tasty homemade meals.
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According to the platform, The Will Nigeria, Martins committed suicide in his home in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 am precise, after giving up on his alleged long-fought battle against depression.
The worst hit besides his family, is his partner and Co-Founder of Bukka Hut, Rasheed Jayeola, who only recently led his team to open their 15th outlet in the Ikorodu part of Lagos State.
A Chartered stockbroker and a Chartered Accountant with 12 years of experience in investment banking, corporate banking, stockbroking, asset management and pension fund management, Martins started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999.
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He joined Investment Banking & Trust Company Plc now Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc where he served in the Financial Control and Trade Finance/Foreign Operations units of the Bank before being seconded to Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Ltd where at various times he was Financial Controller, Head Asset Management and lastly Head Stockbroking.
He would later resign in 2005 to join Shell Nig. CPFA Ltd, the Fund Manager of the Shell Companies in Nigeria Pensions Scheme where he was Head, Investments up till 2008 when he resigned to join Nigeria International Security Limited, NISL, an independent financial services firm specializing in investments within the Nigerian space.
