Investors did not stage any protest at the Lagos office of late trado-medical expert, Fatai Yusuf, popularly called Oko Oloyun, residents have told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Oko Oloyun, 43, was killed by unidentified gunmen last Thursday on his way to Oyo State. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Residents around the Igando area where the office is located told NAN reporter that the deceased was a generous philanthropist during his lifetime.
Reports had said that some of those who invested in a Ponzi scheme called ‘Option C’ allegedly sponsored by the deceased staged a protest in front of his office demanding refund.
They were alleged to have threatened to stage another protest on the day of the ‘fidau’ prayer in memory of the deceased.
Segun Rasheed, a commercial motorcyclist around the area, said he had been transporting passengers to the office on a daily basis since Oko Oloyun’s demise and had never come across a gathering of people claiming they were defrauded and wanted their money back from any scheme.
“I did not notice anything out of the ordinary since Yusuf’s death. The area has been calm and his office locked temporarily because of his death,” he said.
Festus Ogunwale, an artisan, claimed he was aware of the Ponzi scheme but that he never participated because he did not believe in gambling.
Iyabo Ramon, a petty trader, said she was not aware that the deceased was running any Ponzi scheme alongside the herbal products he was selling to his customers.
Fatiya Ogunsola, another petty trader who sells fruits around the place, said she never noticed any protest after Oko Oloyun’s death.
