The family of late billionaire businessman, Chief Godwin Adimike, has been thrown into mourning following his tragic death at his residence in Guzape, Abuja, in an incident allegedly linked to his 21-year-old son.
Chief Adimike, widely known as Egonaejeije Na Awka-Etiti, was reportedly killed in the early hours of Friday, May 15, 2026, at his home located on Hassan Adamu Street in the Federal Capital Territory.
The deceased, an indigene of Awka-Etiti in Anambra State, was a prominent figure in Nigeria’s electronics and importation sector and was highly influential at the Alaba International Market in Lagos, where he built a successful business empire over the years.
Sources said the businessman was allegedly attacked during a confrontation with his son, who is currently serving as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
When our correspondent visited the residence on Friday, security personnel were still stationed around the compound while forensic experts continued investigations inside the apartment.
A close associate of the late businessman, who spoke anonymously, said Adimike owned properties in Lekki, Guzape and Maitama and constantly travelled between Lagos and Abuja because of his businesses.
According to him, reports reaching members of the market union indicated that the businessman was allegedly stabbed several times by his son after an argument erupted at the residence.
He said: “We received news that one of our members, one of the big boys in the market, was involved in a tragic incident. He is an importer, a major dealer, and also involved in real estate.
“He travelled to Abuja to see his first son who is working there as a youth corps member and also manages some of his father’s real estate business.
“Godwin shuttles between Abuja and Lagos because of his business.
“We were told that his son went to a club and later returned to his Guzape home, one of the estates he manages for his father.
“Apparently, a heated argument ensued after the son confronted his father about being unfair with money, citing how some of his friends’ fathers, who are not as wealthy, buy cars for their children.
“Following the confrontation and an argument over mismanagement of business funds, the son allegedly stabbed his father three times in different parts of the body as seen in the body of the deceased.
“The boy is currently in police custody in Abuja, and the wife of the deceased has also been invited for questioning”.
Adimike was a member of the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN).
One of the neighbours in the compound said the suspect contacted her husband shortly after the incident.
“It was my husband that his son called at about 1am that day that he should come and see his father on the floor.
“When my husband got to their apartment, because we have six flats here, our own is the first while Adimike’s own is the second. My husband got there and saw Adimike on the floor, and he was the one that called the police. The son did not call the police.