Hon. Emmanuel Godson Odiniya, who is the father of Nigerian reality star Ilebaye Odiniya, has further explained the reasons for physically assaulting his reality star daughter.
According to the Kogi state senator, he chose to physically assault his daughter simply because she preferred not to listen to him about undergoing cosmetic surgery and other forms of body augmentation.
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According to the father of the BBNaija Season 8 winner, he acted out of frustration while trying to correct her.
Speaking in a viral audio recording, he alleged that Ilebaye became difficult to advise after winning BBNaija and surrounding herself with certain friends.
“I told her to give a public appreciation to those who supported us till she won BBN but she refused. Her fans began to move backwards and we were not getting support like we expected,” he said.
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According to him, he repeatedly warned her about her lifestyle, spending habits and cosmetic procedures.
“A child of 24/25, she went for surgery to beautify her face, her body, and her bum. Each time I talk to her, she will insult me.”
He went further to say, “I still swallow the insult and continue to give her advice to the level she started looking at me as her number one enemy,” he alleged.
He further claimed that, despite his advice to invest in projects that would help the less privileged, she ignored him and continued to spend lavishly.
“The way she spends money… I told her several times let us have a place that you can develop so that you can help the p+or, the less privileged but she won’t listen,” he added.
Narrating the alleged incident, Ilebaye’s father claimed the reality star attacked him during an argument.
“I decided to sit her down and talk to her because she is disappointing me too much. Ilebaye took the AC hanger and hit me. She took an electric lantern and broke it on my head. You can see the wound here,” he said.
He also alleged that after undergoing surgery, “anything that touches her, no matter how little, becomes so big.”
Defending his own reaction, he stated, “I hit her out of provocation to scold her because I can’t watch her destroy her life.”
