John Fashanu Babangida of stealing money from Nigeria, apologised saying "I can say it again and again, that there was nothing like debt buy-back or any billions stacked away in any account anywhere." Minton said that Fashanu was given false information by the Church of Scientology to attack him. Wimbledon Fashanu, who was the younger brother of Justin Fashanu, disowned his brother after the latter came out as gay, telling "The Voice" that Justin was "an outcast". After Justin took his own life in 1998, Fashanu expressed remorse for abandoning his brother. Fashanu has two sons, Amir and Akio, and two daughters,
Justin Fashanu was given the role of assistant manager and maintained this position at the end of the season when Golac was replaced by new manager Paul Compton. On 13 April 1992, Fashanu received a £265 fine and a 28-day driving ban after being found guilty of speeding and failing to produce his driving licence. In February 1993, with Torquay battling against a second successive relegation, from the new Division Three to the Football Conference, Fashanu applied for the vacant post of manager following Compton's departure but was turned down in favour of Neil Warnock. Fashanu left Torquay, having scored 15 goals