DRAMA ERUPTS AS ‘OMIJE OJUMI’ SINGER’S EX-HUSBAND EXPOSES HIDDEN DETAILS
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By: Fasasi Hammad
Fresh details have surfaced in the aftermath of the dramatic scenes that unfolded during the burial of late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojume, as her estranged husband, Rotimi Adeoye, has come forward with his account amid a deepening family rift.
In a YouTube programme aired on Yeye Kudi Courtroom TV, a woman played an audio recording of a phone conversation with a man said to be Adeoye. In the recording, he spoke at length about his marriage to the late singer, the circumstances that led to their separation, and his fractured relationship with their children. The revelations followed days after what was intended to be a solemn burial turned into a public confrontation, sparking intense debate across social media.
The burial, which began with an emotional service of songs, reportedly degenerated into chaos at the graveside, with accusations of abandonment, infidelity, manipulation, and prolonged custody disputes traded among family members and associates.
Akinnaanu and Adeoye were married in 2006, first at the Surulere Magistrate Court and later in a church ceremony at ECWA Church, Mushin. The marriage reportedly began to unravel around 2010 and was legally dissolved between 2017 and 2018. Their union was said to have been strained by failed migration plans to the United Kingdom, financial challenges, and personal disagreements, with custody of their children becoming a major source of conflict.
Adeoye, who is believed to be based overseas, is said to have remarried, while Akinnaanu returned to Nigeria and raised the children as a single mother until her death from an illness in late 2025. During her illness, public fundraising efforts were organised to support her medical treatment.
After the burial, Adeoye broke his silence through a series of voice notes, videos, and interviews circulated online. He alleged that the marriage ended due to infidelity and deception, claiming he met Akinnaanu in the UK around 2000–2001 and later married her after securing a work visa. He said their first child, Jomiloju, was born in London and that he cared for her alone after Akinnaanu allegedly returned to Nigeria in 2010.
Adeoye further claimed that Akinnaanu took their daughter to Nigeria without his consent, presenting it as a short visit shortly before the child’s UK residency documents were due. He alleged that all subsequent attempts to reach his children were blocked, including efforts through their schools, which he said eventually drew police involvement. “She blocked every access I had to reach you,” he said.
He denied claims that he abandoned his children, insisting that he sent financial support—sometimes amounting to thousands of pounds—and paid school fees, but was cut off from them for more than eight years. He alleged that the children were brainwashed against him and lived what he described as an “underground lifestyle” in Nigeria. He called for DNA tests and said he would pursue custody through legal means, while maintaining that he still loved the children and hoped for reconciliation.
Speaking emotionally, he recalled caring for his daughter, saying, “I bathed that child. We were together until she was seven.”
Adeoye also claimed that tensions worsened after the birth of their second child. He alleged that although he paid for the delivery, his name was excluded from the child’s birth certificate and he was later denied access. He said the last time he saw his son was on the child’s first birthday, adding that repeated attempts to reunite with both children, including planned trips to the UK, never materialised.
According to him, reconciliation efforts repeatedly failed due to prolonged separation, alleged extramarital relationships, and religious influences that encouraged Akinnaanu to remain in Nigeria.
The controversy intensified after a tribute delivered by Jomiloju during the service of songs went viral. In her emotional speech, the teenager praised her mother as “the best woman in the world” and accused her father of abandoning the family. She said an uncle became her father figure and vowed to honour her mother’s wishes by pursuing a career in gynaecology and supporting her younger brother, William.
Meanwhile, a representative of Akinnaanu’s gospel music colleagues, Niyi Peter, released a video addressing the tension between the artistes and the family. He claimed that doctors had informed Akinnaanu of her imminent death and that she requested a widely witnessed burial. According to him, gospel artistes, believing she had endured significant hardship, fixed a burial date with initial family approval and began preparations.
Peter alleged that singer Alayo Melody funded major aspects of the burial, including the coffin, burial space, event hall, and over 100 branded T-shirts, but that the family later rejected the arrangements, involved the police, and opposed the artistes’ participation. He also claimed that a woman who stayed with Akinnaanu during her hospitalisation was arrested and pressured to surrender her phone.
In response, Akinnaanu’s family denied being difficult and said they were shocked by the speed at which burial arrangements were announced online. They maintained that they eventually organised the burial independently using pooled family resources.
Relatives of Adeoye have also defended their actions at the graveside, alleging that the children had been manipulated and that reconciliation efforts ahead of the burial were blocked. Since then, both sides of the family have continued to publicly present their accounts of the dispute.
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