Former Nigerian model and Cool FM OAP Yinka Olonode is alleged to have committed suicide in the United States. According to eyewitnesses account, Yinka killed himself by jumping off a fifteen-storey hotel in Portland, United States.
In 2002, 34-yearl-old Olonode hosted the ‘Get a Grip’ one of MTN’ Nigeria’s first TV campaigns.
According to reports by Oregon Live Online, Olonode died on April 29, 2013, falling from the 15th floor of The Nines Hotel at 525 S.W. Morrison St., where Departure Restaurant and Lounge is located.
The report also stated that, as at 2010, Olonode was an illegal immigrant in the US and was once arrested for felony vandalism allegation. Yinka lived in Nigeria until 2003 when he relocated to the United States.
According to the Portland Police Bureau spokesman, Yinka jumped from the hotel building’s 15th floor around 6:30 pm that Monday evening. He said they do not suspect foul play but that the death is under investigation.
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From the video, the guy with the coloured hair is Yinka Olonode.
