DNA War, Missing House Papers: Gbenga Adeboye’s Family, Widow Renew Hostilities

○ Not Funny Again; 23 Years After certainly one of Nigeria’s funniest voices breathed his final, the household introduced again his reminiscences in a means his followers won’t discover humorous

Twenty-three years after Nigeria misplaced certainly one of its funniest voices, the laughter has turned to warfare. The controversy surrounding the loss of life of widespread comic and broadcaster, Gbenga Adeboye, popularly often known as Funwontan, has resurfaced — and this time, it’s louder, bitterer and extra private than ever.

It all began once more when his widow, Omolara, broke her lengthy silence on the Kasnaty Show, hosted by broadcaster Kolawole Adejojo on YouTube. After years of holding again as a result of she believed “silence was golden,” she spoke about her experiences following her husband’s loss of life, alleging that members of his household deserted her and interfered together with his property.

With tears in her voice, Omolara insisted she was by no means allowed to grieve. “When my husband died, I could not mourn him. I was depressed, I was sad,” she lamented. She additionally dismissed rumours that she had remarried after his loss of life, insisting that she remained single and carried the burden alone.

At the center of her grievance is a home Gbenga constructed. Omolara alleged that her late husband’s brother, Femi Adeboye, took paperwork referring to the home. “Femi used to visit us every morning when we were still at Olowura. After we relocated, they said they wanted to pack his belongings. That was when he took the documents,” she mentioned.

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She claimed Femi stored promising to return the paperwork, however later informed her he had handed them over to the pinnacle of the household. “When I asked him about them, he kept saying he would bring them, but it later resulted in a big fight. He eventually told me he had given them to the head of their family,” she mentioned.

Then got here essentially the most chilling allegation — charms. Omolara recounted being informed that Femi travelled to Ibadan to seek the advice of a herbalist and procure charms towards her. “The charm was in three parts. The first one was to conquer me; secondly, no man should look my way again; and lastly, nobody would look my way,” she revealed.

To again her story, Omolara introduced a number of letters allegedly written by her late husband and his siblings throughout the interview. But as an alternative of ending the matter, her feedback reignited longstanding disagreements between her and her late husband’s kin.

Two of Adeboye’s sisters, Seun and Sayo, fired again on Baba Olomi TV on YouTube, insisting that a number of the points she raised didn’t mirror what occurred. Seun described her brother as a caring individual, recalling how he as soon as sorted her when she was in poor health, and rejected strategies that he belonged to the Ogboni fraternity or was concerned in fetish practices.

Sayo went even additional, accusing Omolara of disregarding medical recommendation whereas Gbenga was hospitalised, and alleging that she introduced an Islamic cleric from Ibadan to carry out a questionable ritual on the comic’s residence. She additionally questioned the authenticity of the letters introduced by the widow, arguing that their look and situation raised considerations.

NOP NIGERIA experiences that the bombshell, nonetheless, got here on paternity. Sayo claimed that Gbenga informed their elder brother, Femi, whereas on his sickbed, that Igwe was his solely organic son. “Brother Gbenga told Bro Femi that Igwe was his only son, but my brother did not come out openly to say it,” she mentioned, earlier than issuing a direct problem: “We need DNA tests; we need to know the real biological child.”

As on the time of reporting, no DNA proof has been produced to assist Sayo’s claims, and the paternity allegations stay unsubstantiated. Omolara, for her half, has maintained that she visited and cared for her husband throughout his sickness, saying she organized for somebody recognized as Festus to take him to hospital after he initially refused medical consideration.

Gbenga Adeboye, born on September 30, 1959, in Ode-Omu, Osun State, gained prominence via Radio Lagos and the Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation, turning into a family title together with his distinctive Yoruba humour. He died on April 30, 2003, on the age of 43, following an sickness reportedly linked to kidney illness.

Twenty-three years later, the person who made tens of millions giggle has left behind a household nonetheless preventing over his title, his home and his youngsters. And with DNA calls for, attraction allegations and disputed letters now within the open, Nigerians are asking: will the Adeboye household ever discover peace, or will Funwontan’s legacy stay trapped on this infinite warfare?

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