“My daughter hit me until I started þleeding, her BBNaija fame destroyeď our family” – Ilebaye’s father breaks down, alleges assaulț, family crisis and neglect
Reality TV star Ilebaye Odiniya has become the center of emotional conversations online after her father publicly opened up about their troubled family relationship, alleging that things dramatically changed after her rise to fame and eventual victory on Big Brother Naija.
Speaking in an emotional interview, Ilebaye’s father said he decided to finally “put the record straight” because many people misunderstood the situation between him and his daughter.
According to him, he has always loved and supported Ilebaye from childhood and made several sacrifices to ensure she had a good life and quality education.
“Ilebaye’s issue started after she left the Big Brother house. I want to put the record straight that what led to the incident wasn’t that I didn’t love my daughter, and she’s one of my best child,” he said.
He went on to explain that he invested heavily in her upbringing and stood firmly behind her during her time on BBNaija.
“If you take records to the days back, you will know she attended one of the best schools. That is to let you know how much I love her. During her time on BBNaija, I contributed a lot and stood by my daughter, and made sure people voted for her massively. After she successfully came out and won, she changed.”
The emotional father alleged that after fame and success came into the picture, Ilebaye allegedly became distant from the family and stopped listening to advice.
“Ilebaye stopped listening to me. I will book her 5 to 6 times in a week and she wouldn’t give me audience. I saw a lot of things going wrong with her. She doesn’t want to listen to anyone again, to the extent that her mother disowned her at some point.”
He also expressed concerns over the type of lifestyle and friendships he claimed she became involved with after becoming famous.
“I told my daughter the nature of friends she’s making doesn’t align with our culture, but my daughter still wouldn’t listen. My daughter will go and beautify her face, a child of 24/25, go for surgery to beautify her face and body.”
According to him, repeated attempts to caution her allegedly led to serious confrontations between them.
“Each time I complain, problem will come and she will start insulting me, but I kept swallowing it. To a certain time, I couldn’t bear it any longer. I forced her to sit with me so I can caution her because she’s disappointing me too much.”
The father further made shocking allegations about a physical altercation between them.
“My daughter will insult to the extent that she will ask me, ‘Who am I? Am I a father?’ One day she took AC anger and hit me with it till blood started gushing out of my body. Instead of her to run away, my daughter will face me as if she wants to beat me. That was why I was provoked, and determined I wouldn’t let it slide this time.”
He also emotionally opened up about financial disappointment and health struggles, claiming he once reached out to Ilebaye for assistance for a medical trip.
“Even if I need help, my daughter will never assist me. The most recent one I was not happy about was when I was supposed to go for medical check-up in Dubai. I told my daughter to borrow me money and that when I get back, I will pay her back. My daughter told me she doesn’t have, but a week before that, she went to one of her colleague’s wedding, whom they call Cross, to spend bundles.”
The emotional interview became even more heartbreaking when he alleged that the situation also affected one of his younger sons.
“And again, the way she was going with one of my sons — I have two sons, one is 14 and the other is 10, she adulterated the one of 14 with substance. I cried when the principal expelled him from school.”
Despite all the allegations and emotional pain, Ilebaye’s father maintained that he still loves his daughter deeply and wants things to change for the better.
“I’m pleading with everyone to put me in prayers and let Ilebaye change for good.”
The emotional revelations have since triggered massive reactions online, with many Nigerians divided over the situation. While some sympathized with the father’s pain, others insisted there are always two sides to every family issue and urged the public not to judge Ilebaye Odiniya until she shares her own side of the story.
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