I am the only legal wife of Ojukwu.....Bianca

Bianca Ojukwu has told an Igbosere High Court sitting in Lagos that she is the only legal wife of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.

Bianca made the revelation yesterday at the ongoing trial in a suit involving her and the late Ojukwu's children over the family estate.



Bianca in her evidence in chief before Justice Abdulfattah Lawal‎, admitted that neither her nor her children are shareholders or directors in Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL).


She also admitted that Ojukwu has eight children, which includes the claimants, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu, adding that she is the only one that was legally married amongst Ojukwu's wives, as she got married to him in court, church and traditional marriage.


Bianca who was speaking under cross examination also told the court that the suit that was filed before the court is only for the right of her children and not other children of Ojukwu.


The witness further informed the court that some of the OTL properties in question had been in the possession of her late husband before his demise, adding that the rent of those properties were being collected by her husband.


Mrs Ojukwu, had on behalf of her two underage children, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu (claimants) dragged Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL) and seven others before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere over an alleged move by the family to eject her sons from the company’s properties located in Lagos.


She had asked the court to declare that her children are entitled to the possession and occupation of one of the properties at 29, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos until the harmonisation of the management and administration of the assets of the first defendant (OTL).

 The defendants in the suit are; Prof Joseph Ojukwu, Engr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Lotanna Putalora Ojukwu, Dr Patrick Ojukwu, Arc Edward Ojukwu, Lota Akajiora Ojukwu and Mrs Massey Udegbe (doing business under Massey Udegbe & Company).‎

 In the suit, Bianca and her two children, had in their statement of claim, prayed the court to declare that the threat of forceful ejection from 29 Oyinkan Abayomi Street by the defendants is illegal.

 She is also asking the court for a declaration that her children are entitled to possess the following property: 13, Hawksworth Road, Ikoyi (now known as 13, Ojora road); 32A, Commercial Avenue, Yaba, Lagos; 30, Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; 30, McPherson Avenue, Ikoyi.

 According to her, the properties were under the possession of late Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu-the father of the claimants from the time the properties were released from government acquisition till date.

 The claimants stated that throughout the period their father was struggling to retrieve the properties from the government, the second to seventh defendants never played any role in the struggle nor contributed financially or otherwise to the realisation of the struggle.

Nigerian Tribune