You refused to walk away from toxic marriage – Nigerian man mourns friend found dead in his bed

A Nigerian man, Yera Moses Olafare, has mourned a Liberian friend, Jacob Fayad, who died recently.

According to Olafare, Jacob was found dead in his bed last Friday. 

In a Facebook post on Monday, April 13, 2026, Olafare revealed that Jacob left Liberia in 2002 for the United States in search of greener pastures. 

He said Jacob returned to Liberia briefly to take his wife to the United States, describing it as the ‘greatest mistake’ Jacob ever made.

“JACOB, MY ONE DAY FRIEND IS NO MORE!!! MARRIAGE IS NOT BY FORCE,” he wrote.

“Penultimate Friday in Monrovia, Liberia, We had a very robust meeting with you in your office marking the climax of my activities in Liberia on behalf of my principal.

“Last Friday, barely a week later, at exactly 1am, you were found d@ad in your bed and we are going to see again despite the fruitfulness of our meeting; beautiful things we had planned to do ahead. So sad!

“You departed Liberia in 2002 and landed in the USA in pursuance of greener pastures. You returned briefly to take your wife to reside with you in the state of Maryland and that became the greatest mistake of your life. Hmmmmmmm.

“You were forced to return finally to Liberia some years ago to operate as a licensed mining consultant.

“You lived your life for those who never loved you.

“You refused to walk away when advised to walk away from a toxic marriage.

“You worked tirelessly and made good money and all eaten by someone who never loved you.

“You left untimely at the young age of 55 leaving your aged mother and two siblings behind.

“I became so saddened when your bossom friend Paul Kennedy broke the news of your death to me at Ikeja, Lagos on Friday.

“I was really well fed with your vast knowledge of mining investments and particularly as it is being done in Liberia.

“I say it again, you lived your life for those who never loved you. You refused to walk away when advised to walk away from a toxic marriage.

“You worked tirelessly and all eaten by someone who never loved you. You should have just walked away, Jacob.

“Jacob, may your gentle soul rest in the perfect peace of the Almighty God and may God give fortitude to only those truly pained by your sudden death to bear it.

“Engineer Jacob M. Fayad! The Mining Brain is gone!!!.”