The father of former Big Brother Naija All Stars winner Ilebaye Odiniya, Emmanuel Odiniya, has broken his silence regarding the viral confrontation with his daughter. He claimed that he was provoked before allegedly assaulting her during a family dispute. In a voice note shared on Facebook by a journalist, Jeremiah Promise Enemona Ocheme, the father stated that the incident was not caused by a lack of love for his daughter but by frustration over her changed behaviour after winning the reality television show.
He said, “I want to put the records straight that what led to that incident was not that I don’t love my daughter. She is one of my best children.” He claimed that he made significant sacrifices and mobilised support to ensure her emergence as the winner of the competition. According to him, “During her time in the Big Brother Naija house, I contributed a lot. I stood by my daughter and made sure people voted for her massively. I used my influence and connections, including governors and other people, to support her until she won.”
He alleged that their relationship deteriorated following her victory, accusing the reality star of becoming disrespectful. He said, “After she came out and won, she changed. Ilebaye stopped listening to me. I would book her appointments five to six times in a week and she wouldn’t give me audience. She stopped regarding me as her father.” He also criticised her lifestyle choices, specifically her decision to undergo cosmetic procedures. He stated, “I warned her against getting cosmetic surgery, face reconstruction with fillers and BBL. She’s too young for that.”
Emmanuel further alleged that his daughter had physically attacked him on previous occasions. He claimed, “She has hit me twice, and I didn’t do anything to her. One day she took an AC hanger and hit me with it till blood started gushing out of my body.” Speaking on the recent altercation, he alleged that the reality television star assaulted him first. He said, “In this recent incident, she insulted me, hit me first with a sea hanger, causing bleeding, pushed me, and then broke an electric lantern on my head.”
He also accused her of neglecting him financially despite his health challenges. He stated, “I am very sick and needed to go for medical treatment in Dubai. I called Ilebaye to help me with some money and promised to refund her. She said she didn’t have money. But I saw her video spraying bundles of naira at a colleague’s wedding.” Additionally, he alleged that she influenced her younger brother with drugs and interfered in his marriage. He said, “She has also influenced her younger brother with drugs, and he was expelled from school because of it. She once advised me to divorce her mother.”
Despite the accusations, Emmanuel maintained that he sought reconciliation. He said, “I still love my daughter deeply. I want her to change and do better. I ask for prayers from Nigerians. The police have already intervened and settled the matter.” The PUNCH previously reported that Ilebaye and members of her family were hospitalised following the confrontation at their Abuja residence. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that all parties sustained injuries. Adeh said, “The man is in the hospital; he is sick. All of them were badly injured and are all in the hospital.” She added that the siblings were under police protective custody while investigations continued.
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