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Popular female sportscaster, Aisha Falode is staging a comeback to the tube after months of absence due to the death of her only son, Oluwadamilola Toba, aka Tyler Fray. The 19 year old died on February 15, 2014, in Dubai, UAE, after he was allegedly pushed down from a high rise building by a Saudi billionaire’s son, Faisal Aldakmary Al-Nasser.
Initially, it was reported that the young man died in an auto crash. His mother, alongside the family lawyer, Barrister Festus Keyamo went to Dubai on a fact finding mission and they revealed upon their return that the late rapper was actually thrown down from a high tower to his death after a heated argument with the said Faisal Aldakmary Al-Nasser.
Mrs. Falode was on the set of AIT World Cup review on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, where she gave her expert view on World Cup matches played that day. She presently works for the TV station and she operates from their base in Abuja.
Her appearance on TV notwithstanding, Mrs. Falode is still tenaciously pushing to get justice for the death of her only son. The Justice for Tyler campaign is vigorously going on on the social media with many Nigerians joining the train to cry out to the world of the injustice that is currently at play over the death of the promising Toba in UAE.
Latest development also has it that Falode’s family are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The family lawyer, Keyamo has already collected statements from people who saw what happened to ‘Toba’ Falode earlier this year and is urging witnesses to talk to Dubai Police.
The body of the 19-year-old student was found dead outside Manchester Tower in Dubai Marina on February 15, 2014. Witnesses claimed there was a dispute on the apartment balcony seconds before Falode fell to his death.
They said at least two people saw him fall from the 17th floor to the ground and others were inside the apartment, according to Nigeria-based solicitor, Festus Keyamo. The late Toba Falode was buried at Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 3, 2014, after a funeral service at Trinity House Church, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. Toba has an older sibling, Tolu, who is in her early 20s.
We reached out to Mrs. Falode, she told us to get latest development on the case of her son’s death from Barrister Festus Keyamo and the only latest on the case is that the family awaits witnesses to give their own accounts to the Dubai police.
– FOLUSO SAMUEL
