Former
beauty Queen turned actress, Ibinabo
Fiberesima who's
going through the greatest trials of her life must have definitely
seen it all and no doubt, her autobiography will hit platinum sales
mark, anyhow its told, whether in print or visuals. The beautifully
bubbly Ijaw lady of Rivers extract has indeed faced more weighty
battles and controversies than anyone can imagine.
The
English Language & Literature graduate of the University of
Ibadan who was born to the influential family of Dr. J. B Fiberesima
and an Irish woman has hustled, sacrificed, toiled, suffered and
struggle for life, so her progress and success are neither automatic
nor inevitable but for the many battles in her life.
The
controversy began shortly after her very first claim to fame when she
won Miss Wonderland beauty pageant and later first
runner up of Miss Nigeria in 1997, the young and fresh
graduate who was just 23 then had had to cope with insinuations over
the source of a popular hangout, Pyramid which she owned and ran at
that time, although so many people believe it was a gift from her
''aristo'' boyfriend who won't show his face because of his marriage
squabbles, till date, no one have the details of that sudden wealth,
just like the private secret shrouding the father of her first son,
Sean.
Like
a star destined to shine, Ibinabo began to grow in leaps and bounds
in the entertainment industry but not without the accompaniment of
this same ''controversy''. As a rising star and fulfilled actress cum
dynamic showbiz impressario, the ever effervescent lady woke up one
day and decided to have a baby for celebrity photographer and artist,
Philip Trimnel and soon after she was done with that, she moved on
again to cement an everlasting baby-daddy relationship with handsome
actor and current president of the Directors' Guild Of Nigeria, Fred
Amata whom she had her third baby for.
These two episodes that seemed
like movie scripts generated serious hulabaloo, more so, it was at a
time when Fred and his wife, Agatha were struggling to mend fences of
their lives and the resultant effect of her liaison with Philip
Trimnel is better told another day.
Before
her latest predicament which saw her being slammed a 5 years jail
term for manslaughter by The Court of Appeal in Lagos presided over
by Justice Jamilu
Yammama Tukur,
the energetic and vivacious Ibinabo was at the fore front of the
ill-fated campaign that ousted the immediate past president, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan just as she was battling the controversies and
several court cases of her reign as the AGN President and the
manslaughter trouble.
Although,
the actress was said to have tried effortlessly to plead and appeal
to the family of the deceased, Dr. Suraj Giwa, a staff of Lagos State
hospital who died as a result of Ibinabo's alleged reckless driving
on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in February, 2006 for clemency, people in
the know are saying there are more to her plight than what people
know.
According
to sources, there are so many aggrieved parties who saw the
unfortunate accident and the attendant crime as an opportunity for a
pay back for the actress who they believe is fond of stepping on toes
especially as regards her ways of crossing boundaries with married
men.
Some
of such instances, National Enquirer gathered was the alleged secrecy
sorrounding the ownership of that very car Ibinabo drove, wrecked and
killed someone with on that fateful day. The car, we gathered
relaibly was owned by the Stock Broker wife of popular man about
town and raggae musician of yesteryears, Daniel Wilson whose
controversial marriage as at then was witnessing serious turbulence.
The dirty details of that Daniel Wilson marriage is one story better
told on a fresh different page if you can tarry a while.
Bubble
however burst when disgruntled parties, here and there alllegedly
discovered so many shocking ''behind the scene'' facts about the
unfortunate incident that sniffed life out of a renowned medical
doctor; and while Daniel Wilson's wife was boiling and griefing both
emotional and material losses, the Giwa's family was mourning the
death of their loved one, and worst still was the fact that, instead
of feeling remorseful and sort-out the issues with the families on
time, the talented artiste who was alleged to be returning from a
nite club from the suspected alcohol stench in her breath was banking
on her wealth of influence in the society, to employ the service of
human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo who refused to take up the matter
for a total different reasons.
And
as if that was not enough, the family got more insulted on the first
judgement of a N100,000 fine delivered by a High Court judge, Justice
Oluwayemi of
the trial Court for a ponderous offence like manslaughter; they saw
this as laughable, demeaning and bastardisation of justice and laws
of the land, a perception they have simply because of Ibinabo's
various bubbly and scintilating moods and in public.
The
wounds, we were told continue to hurt concerned parties the more,
each time they see her junketting about town brandishing wealth and
enjoying life to the fullest when the victim is not just an ordinary
citizen but a famous thorouhbred professional, quintessential
benefactor, influential personality and bread winner of a descendant.
Jite
Usman
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