The biological mother of late Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has finally addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding her son’s death through her longtime friend, Emmanuella Ubah.
Recall that members of the Ekubo extended family alleged that Alexx’s stepmother, Mrs Jane Ekubo, deliberately kept the actor away from his biological relatives, including his birth mother and sister.
They also accused her of hastily making arrangements for his burial.
Speaking on behalf of Alexx’s biological mother, Ubah reflected on her more than two decades of friendship with the family. She maintained that before his passing, the actor had been making efforts to rebuild his relationship with his birth mother.
Ubah said: “I will speak on this matter only this once, and I do so with the permission of Alex Ekubo’s birth mother. I have known this woman personally for over 20 years, both in Europe and in America. It is deeply insulting and unacceptable to see a faceless blogger reduce her to derogatory names. Whatever disagreements may exist, no woman deserves to be publicly humiliated in that manner,”
She added: “From everything I have personally known over the years, she never stopped loving her children or hoping for reconciliation. To suggest otherwise is simply not consistent with the woman I know. My understanding is that Alex had been trying to reconnect with his mother before he became gravely ill. That makes this loss even more heartbreaking for those who loved him.”
Addressing the speculation circulating online, Ubah insisted that Alexx’s biological mother is financially secure, dismissing claims that her interest in the matter was connected to money or property.
She concluded: “This will be the only time I speak publicly on this matter. My prayer is that healing, truth, and peace will eventually prevail for everyone involved. But I will not sit silently while the character of a woman I have known and respected for over two decades is unjustly attacked.”
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How netizens reacted to this latest development;
priceless_prisy said: “So if the mum is alive why did she allow the step mom to take her position? Or did she abandon him with his father and the step mum took charge?? This is heartbreaking!! For 40yrs??? Haa.”
dr.onasanyahafsat said: “I ask for Allah’s Mercy for myself before saying this. ” What do they mean that Alex knows God and was close to him before passing without seeking closure or forgiveness from his mum or even forgive her if at all she offended him” ?”
dorisemmanuel30 said: “Wow. But somelse on blog said the mum is dead. Omg this is heartbreaking so the mum is alive? How come the step mum hide everything from everyone? Omo their’s something fishy o.”
nk_egoyibo said: “So all this effort, why didn’t put in it when he was alive? Alex refused to let people know about his illness, because same online people bullied this guy to silence. God will judge all of you.”
marritarealtors said: “Please, I like to know why for 38 years, that’s excluding the period he got married, they never reconciled and how do you abandon your child even as an adult you didn’t think it wise to mend ways with the child, abeg jo, let us rest.”
jennythrills said: “Alex took his stepmother as his date to Amvca has been flaunting them y una no come out talk since y now even the death can’t rest in peace anymore.”
