The media industry has been thrown into mourning since Sunday following reports of the death of Head of Media Relations of Access Bank Plc, Abdul Imoyo.
The death of Imoyo, according to media reports, filtered in on Sunday morning on Facebook and other social media platforms.
In the evening of Sunday, Tunde Imoyo, his brother, confirmed the death of the PR expert.
Tunde said in a statement made available to newsmen that Imoyo died in a Lagos hospital.
The statement reads “It is with deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved husband, father, brother and uncle Abdul Kolawole Imoyo, who went to be with the Lord in the early hours of 17th December 2023 after a brief illness.
“We are taking some time as a family to grieve over our loss at this time.
“We thank you for your prayers and support.
“Further announcements will be communicated in due course.”
The late Abdul Imoyo
according to his LinkedIn page, had been working with Access Bank since August 2014.
He had also worked in the Public Relations Unit of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) before joining Access Bank.
Imoyo was also the Finance Editor of BusinessDay between May 2004 and July 2010.
The deceased attended the Lagos State University (LASU) between 1998 and 2002 where he bagged a B.Sc in Public Administration and later attended the University of Lagos (UNILAG), where he bagged his Master of Business Administration (MBA).
