Yinka Olonode got his big break on Cool FM in 2002 while
hosting a show called “Get a Grip“.The on-air
personality also featured as a model in a commercial for telecoms giant MTN
during that time.
On the
29th of April 2013, Yinka’s journey came to a tragic end when he reportedly
committed suicide.
Oregon Live Online reports “the Multnomah County
Medical’s Examiner’s Office has identified the man who died after jumping from
the rooftop restaurant of a downtown Portland hotel Monday.
Yinka
Olonode, 34, of Portland, fell about 6:30 p.m. from the 15th floor of The Nines
hotel at 525 S.W. Morrison St., where Departure Restaurant and Lounge is
located. The death temporarily shut down MAX service in the area. A motive has
not been identified and no one else was injured.“
Based
on news report Yinka’s journey in the US had been rocky up to this point. In
2010, he was arrested after “being accused by his girlfriend of damaging her
computer during a fight.” According to the report, the accused was an illegal
immigrant at that time and was “arrested on a felony vandalism allegation
and then determined that he was in the U.S. illegally. ICE was contacted and
placed Olonode into custody.“
So
tragic. . RIP.
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