Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- More details have emerged on how a 36-year-old US.-based Nigerian cardiologist, Ikenna Erinne, allegedly died by suicide after losing a child support case to his yet-to-be-identified ex-wife.

Clayton Udoh, a Nigerian-American, broke the news on his Facebook page on Friday.

Since the news broke, divergent opinions and speculations have emerged regarding the circumstances that led to the death of the Anambra-born doctor.

However, on Sunday, Mr Erinne's father-in-law, Francis Van-Lare, shed more light on the events surrounding the cardiologist's death and made some allegations.

Mr Van-Lare, in a post on his Facebook page, denied his daughter's involvement in her ex-husband's death.

He also made some damning allegation...