There is a looming war between the family of Idibia Ije and the Amafu community in Okpokwu LGA of Benue State as the villagers had vowed to hold Tuface and his siblings hostage for refusing to complete his house in the village.
In fact, Tuface’s mum, Mrs. Rose Idibia narrowly escaped death on Thursday night after she was attacked by her husband’s kinsmen for not allowing Tuface to complete his house in the village.
DailyPost exclusively gathered that problem started after Mr. Idibia breathed his last in faraway India and the family invited the four children to inform them of what to do.
It was learnt that one of the conditions given by the Idibia family was for Tuface to build a befitting house where his father would be laid to rest, since he is the star among them.
It was also gathered that the immediate family members pleaded with the children to grade the road leading to Amufu, their home town from Ojapo for easy access during the burial.
Tuface, it was learnt agreed and promised to do as they had demanded.
To keep to his promise, the singer sent in some money and the building project and the upgrading of the road kick started almost immediately.
This development made all residents to go ballistic as several prayers and encomiums were poured on their proud son, Innocent, popularly known as Tuface.
It was gathered that some farmers, whose crops were close to the roads were asked to uproot their crops to enable the project move freely; this they did with all enthusiasm and without grudges.
However, along the line, the projects suddenly stopped, leaving the people, including Tuface’s uncles in the dark.
When Tuface was contacted, he told them he no longer had money to continue the project and that he would continue after his father’s burial.
This irked his kinsmen, who vowed never to lay the deceased to rest until Tuface fulfilled his promise.
Those who were not satisfied with Tuface’s excuse embarked on investigation and discovered that it was his mum, Rose that allegedly stopped him from completing the project.
“The mum told him not to waste his money on any building, that he would not come home anytime to stay there; that his uncles would only take over the house once he completes it”, an indigene who craved anonymity told this reporter.
Several efforts to convince Tuface to continue the project hit the rocks, prompting the people to take the revenge on him and his mum as soon as they returned with the corpse.
DailyPost observed that as soon as the corpse touched down in Amufu and the widow alighted, youths in the area began to jeer her.
Others were seen throwing stones and sticks at her, calling her all sort of names depicting a wicked person.
Some mockingly called her ‘Obu Michael’ (Michael’s husband) while others said she must pay for the crops they uprooted.
She was sneaked into a room by her colleagues from Cherryfield College, Jikwoyi where she serves as Vice Principal.
Not yet done, when the pal bearers tried to take the casket inside, the youths again revolted that the corpse should be kept outside.
The women in the village also insisted that a hut should be built for the widow, Mrs. Idibia since her husband had no house in the village.
This protest lasted for hours before it was brought under control by elders in the village.
While this lasted, Tuface stayed glued inside his car with two of his kids, Isabella and Olivia, with security men fully on guard as the youths vowed to beat him up for listening to his mum.
When the Priest in charge of St. Camel Catholic Church, Ojapo invited Mrs. Idibia to explain her own side of the story, she blasted her in-laws for being heartless by calling on a child, who is mourning to come and build a house in the village.
According to a visibly angry Mrs. Idibia, who hails from Ogege, Amafu’s next door neighbour, it was unfair that the people were accusing her of stopping her son from building in his own town.
She explained that if she were against the project, she wouldn’t had allowed Tuface to start in the first place.
“Is it not wickedness that you would call on someone who is mourning his father to come and start a building project? When my husband died, they informed my son to come and build ten bed room flat. He accepted and promised to do so, with the hope that a hug amount of money was coming his way. The building project started almost immediately but stopped along the line because of finance. So, when they called to complain that money was no longer coming, I called Tuface and he said because of the Ebola issue, the money he was expecting could not come, that they should hold on till after the burial. But his uncles refused, insisting that the burial would not hold until Tuface completed the house.
“When we finally came home with the corpse on Thursday, they began to boo me. Some wanted to kill me by throwing stones and sticks at me, that I stopped Tuface my son from building in his village”, she explained amidst tears.
The cleric in his reponse told Mrs. Idibia that the people were not wrong for demanding for a house, but that they went too far by jeering and hulling stones at her.
He, however, pleaded with the Idibias to exercise patience until after the burial since the children won’t run away.
Pa. Idibia was finally laid to rest but the community is insisting that Tuface must complete the building or he would remain in the village.
A villager told our reporter that Tuface, the second son of Mr. Idibia, was almost beaten by some youths the last time he came to the village for his grand mother’s burial, for abandoning his people.
It was learnt that Tuface refused to invite any of his star friends because of the humiliation he always faced in his home town.
Only his manager, Efe Omoregbe and few bouncers came for the burial.
However, a Rev. Father, who would not want his name in print, lambasted the Amufu community for being so wicked by forcing a man to build a house.
“I have never seen where someone is being forced to build a house in his village. Do they know his statement of account? Is it because Tuface is popular? Is he a politician, why are they forcing him to grade the community road? Is he the local government chairman? They better stop this nonsense. This kind of culture is total rubish and must be stopped”, he warned.
Another resident flayed Tuface for listening to his mum by not completing the projects.
“See, let the truth be told, I am ashamed. Imagine Tubaba of all people facing this kind of humiliation. How much will it cost him to build a house here in the village? I am sure he has houses outside the state. That to me is not fair. Go to Otukpa and see the mansion TerryG built there. His parents are not in the village but he did so in case of tomorrow.
“You can see that the shame could not allow him bring his friends to the village. May God help him”, the resident who also pleaded anonymity told DailyPost in Okpoga.
When DailyPost contacted Tuface’s manager, Efe Omoregbe, he denied knowledge of the development.
“Bros, I don’t know what you are talking about”, he said.
Posted: at 11-11-2014 10:17 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
marybenson at 11-11-2014 10:38 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Mke he build house abi?she una join am mke him money.hungry fat fools.dey wnt him t build a 10 bedroom flat t bury his father how many rooms he late father wan stay?haaaa am even surprised dat in a modern age lke dis people still act lke dis.Tuface abeg no mind dem.mke dem kill u na say bcus u nor build house dem we go see who go cme build am.stupid villagers.am nt surprised is it nt in d north?dia way way of life.
Posted: at 11-11-2014 10:38 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
villagers with their backward way of reasoning eh, but wat o! Does it mean 2face's father had no house in the village? If he had, shikena! Why bother 2baba? Even the one wia guy man manage build, if it wia possible I for carry am put for motor go plant for town, make I see who wan stop mua, rubbish
Am too defended to be a victim
Posted: at 11-11-2014 11:31 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
5million from his wífe's account can be enough for ten bedroom flat and fund raising from his friends including in-law friend Gov. Akpabio for road building
Posted: at 11-11-2014 11:33 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
irisdans101 at 11-11-2014 11:44 AM (9 years ago) (m)
The villagers re Right tufac if really You or your dad Dont ve Personal houses in the villiage Is bad Cant we See the igbos they most First Build house in the villiage Before else were..
Posted: at 11-11-2014 11:44 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
ngfineface at 11-11-2014 12:08 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Useless God forsaken witches and wizards. Kinsmen my foot! 10 bedroom flats for what? Where are their immediate sons and daughters? Why Tuface? That Cleric is a small thief. Feel like slappinmg him from here. Na so to make money easy hin carry hin lazy body enter christanity go hide under cleric? Is building for kinsmen by force?Can he feed himself without church contributions? They have started, they have done everything possible and it never worked, now they want him nearer home to perfect their eveil acts. It won't work. Baba God pass all of una.God bless the Rev father. He spoke well.
Tubaba no mind dem ooo. Most young people don't even build in their villages anymore. They build closer home to avoid all these witches and wizards wahala. They should cry to their local govt chair person and state gov. You are a musician not a politician. Chineke kpo kwa nnu okun. Ndi ara
Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:08 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
ngfineface at 11-11-2014 12:09 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Quote from: irisdans101 on 11-11-2014 11:44 AM
The villagers re Right tufac if really You or your dad Dont ve Personal houses in the villiage Is bad Cant we See the igbos they most First Build house in the villiage Before else were..
Please mention an Ibo man that built 10 bedroom flats for his kinsmen, not his immediate family and let me hear. It has never happened in the history of Nigeria, not in my time anyway
Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:09 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
They should let the guy be jawe, na by force to build house abi wetin? Cos his popular doesn't mean his rich !! Besides even if he has money, he will also have is plans nd budget now. Abeg make then let him rest
Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:21 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Which kind wahala be dis, na by force to build house for village
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Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:21 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ngfineface at 11-11-2014 12:32 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Quoting Tubaba's mum: When my husband died, they informed my son to come and build ten bed room flat.
Most of you are missing the point. The Kinsmen asked him to build 10 bedroom flats. Na who wan stay dia? Ofcourse they intend to own it afterwards. Useless people. I pray they don't go back the the dead's grave and do anything funny. God pass them.
Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:32 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
ngfineface at 11-11-2014 12:37 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Quote from: Ken1230 on 11-11-2014 10:39 AM
Which Ebola affected his finance?
Simple reasoning. He was not getting as much job as he normally do in international scene due to the Ebola thing. It affected most coy's in Naija as well talkless of musicians. Eben some airlines ban people from Naija from boarding. Na only u no sabi dat wan?
Posted: at 11-11-2014 12:37 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Tuface my boo,no mind them jare,na spiritual u play them so,d more they look the less they see....yeye greedy kinsmen wey know say as the the old man don fall so,you no go send villa message again...lol,I feel their pain..uptown pal,do ur thin jeje
Posted: at 11-11-2014 04:03 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Please mention an Ibo man that built 10 bedroom flats for his kinsmen, not his immediate family and let me hear. It has never happened in the history of Nigeria, not in my time anyway
don't be so Dump... Did they asked him to build for his kinsmen? He was told to build a befitting house in the family where his father will be lay to rest... The kinsmen felt embarrassed that people frm several parts of the country will b coming for such burial all to discover that a person of tuface's caliber has no place to sleep nor his guest, Isn't that ambarrassing??? His immediate family felt he is in d possition to do it since he is more financially boyant among his siblings. is it now wrong to advice a child to build in his own village jst to save himself of the embarrassment And the community @ large? And that was why the kinsmen were angry cos this is sombody that had never contributed to any development levy in the community and ideally he was suppose to be halt on the road with his father's corp to clear some of those issues becos when u neglect ur own home, u will also be negleted when u fell into their trap. But still they waved dos issues to avoid ambarrassment but rather insisted on put their son on the rite path to avoid further disgrace for the Idibia's family and Amufu @ large. Only for the mother to stop him frm completing the project bcos she felt it all but a waste of resources since 2face will not b staying in the village and she on her part is not frm "Amufu ejeba" but frm a neighboring village ;Ai-Ede, Ogege " so to her its of no use.. The issue of Ten Bedroom never arised, she only came up with jst to spice up her story. Infact, d building he embarked on is jst a four bedroom Bungalow, so if he agreed to build ten bedroom in the first place that should have been the plan on ground...
Posted: at 11-11-2014 04:14 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Please mention an Ibo man that built 10 bedroom flats for his kinsmen, not his immediate family and let me hear. It has never happened in the history of Nigeria, not in my time anyway
Quote from: ngfineface on 11-11-2014 12:09 PM
Please mention an Ibo man that built 10 bedroom flats for his kinsmen, not his immediate family and let me hear. It has never happened in the history of Nigeria, not in my time anyway
don't be so Dump... Did they asked him to build for his kinsmen? He was told to build a befitting house in the family where his father will be lay to rest... The kinsmen felt embarrassed that people frm several parts of the country will b coming for such burial all to discover that a person of tuface's caliber has no place to sleep nor his guest, Isn't that ambarrassing??? His immediate family felt he is in d possition to do it since he is more financially boyant among his siblings. is it now wrong to advice a child to build in his own village jst to save himself of the embarrassment And the community @ large? And that was why the kinsmen were angry cos this is sombody that had never contributed to any development levy in the community and ideally he was suppose to be halt on the road with his father's corp to clear some of those issues becos when u neglect ur own home, u will also be negleted when u fell into their trap. But still they waved dos issues to avoid ambarrassment but rather insisted on put their son on the rite path to avoid further disgrace for the Idibia's family and Amufu @ large. Only for the mother to stop him frm completing the project bcos she felt it all but a waste of resources since 2face will not b staying in the village and she on her part is not frm "Amufu ejeba" but frm a neighboring village ;Ai-Ede, Ogege " so to her its of no use.. The issue of Ten Bedroom never arised, she only came up with jst to spice up her story. Infact, d building he embarked on is jst a four bedroom Bungalow, so if he agreed to build ten bedroom in the first place that should have been the plan on ground..
Posted: at 11-11-2014 04:21 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Please mention an Ibo man that built 10 bedroom flats for his kinsmen, not his immediate family and let me hear. It has never happened in the history of Nigeria, not in my time anyway
Don't be so Dump... Did they asked him to build for his kinsmen? He was told to build a befitting house in the family where his father will be lay to rest... The kinsmen felt embarrassed that people frm several parts of the country will b coming for such burial all to discover that a person of tuface's caliber has no place to sleep nor his guest, Isn't that ambarrassing??? His immediate family felt he is in d possition to do it since he is more financially boyant among his siblings. is it now wrong to advice a child to build in his own village jst to save himself of the embarrassment And the community @ large? And that was why the kinsmen were angry cos this is sombody that had never contributed to any development levy in the community and ideally he was suppose to be halt on the road with his father's corp to clear some of those issues becos when u neglect ur own home, u will also be negleted when u fell into their trap. But still they waved dos issues to avoid ambarrassment but rather insisted on put their son on the rite path to avoid further disgrace for the Idibia's family and Amufu @ large. Only for the mother to stop him frm completing the project bcos she felt it all but a waste of resources since 2face will not b staying in the village and she on her part is not frm "Amufu ejeba" but frm a neighboring village ;Ai-Ede, Ogege " so to her its of no use.. The issue of Ten Bedroom never arised, she only came up with jst to spice up her story. Infact, d building he embarked on is jst a four bedroom Bungalow, so if he agreed to build ten bedroom in the first place that should have been the plan on ground..
Posted: at 11-11-2014 04:25 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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