A US-based Nigerian man identified as Innocent Tino has sparked an interesting conversation online after sharing a touching observation he made during the funeral of late Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo.
In a Facebook post on June 18, Innocent revealed that while the general public and non-family attendees referred to the deceased as Alexx throughout the ceremony, his family members and siblings never once used that name.
Instead, they called him by his birth name, Ikenna, or affectionately, “Ike Bobo.”
According to Innocent, the distinction was so clear that it served as a telling way to identify who truly belonged to the actor’s inner family circle, noting that anyone who referred to him as Alexx was obviously not a blood relation.
Drawing a deeper lesson from the observation, the US-based man reflected on the sacred and spiritual nature of identity, writing:
“Things I am observing in Alex funeral. Everyone knows him as Alex but his family/siblings knows him as Ikenna alias ‘Ike-bobo’.
In the funeral, none of them mentioned Alex. Anyone who mentioned Alex is obviously not his family member.”
He concluded with a thought that resonated deeply online:
“Whatever name you bear to the general public, your family and siblings will never call you that name. Your birth name is what they will forever call you.
Some things in life can’t be changed, they are sacred and spiritual. Until I know the name your siblings calls you, I still don’t know you.”
See the post below:
