Clinton Ekubo, an alleged relative of late Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo, has spoken out about the circumstances surrounding his death, accusing the actor’s stepmother of sidelining the family and influencing major decisions surrounding his life and burial.
In a lengthy post on his Facebook page, Clinton claimed that Alex’s stepmother arranged for him to marry her best friend’s daughter without the family’s knowledge, and that the family was shocked to learn he was married.
He said Alex lost interest in their family and became a member of his stepmother’s family to the extent that he attended every marriage in her family. According to him, there was no intimacy between Alex and his own biological sister from the same mother, and he became too close to his stepmother’s children.
Clinton claimed Alex rejected his biological mother while she was alive and didn’t want to do anything with her. He said the burial arrangement was rushed as if there was something they were hiding.
“Honestly speaking, my brother David Ekubo and my sister Ify Ekubo were right in their write-up. His stepmother arranged for Alex to marry her best friend’s daughter as his wife without Ekubo Okwareke’s family’s knowledge, and the marriage was done just like that. We were shocked when we heard that Alex was married,” he wrote.
“She channelled Alex Ekubo to her family, while there was nothing we could do in the Ekubo Okwareke family that would make him attend or show interest. Alex lost interest in our family and became a member of his stepmother’s family.”
“Alex Ekubo was sick; nobody knew till his death. He died, and the family didn’t know that our son was sick and dead till it was announced to the public by his stepmother. Alex Ekubo rejected his biological mother while he was alive and doesn’t want to do anything with her. His biological mother is still alive.”
“His burial arrangements were planned and arranged by his friends and stepmother without the members of the family. I think I was the only family member who saw his corpse and stood on my ground to supervise what was going on. Her family members were everywhere as if it were their own. The burial arrangement was rushed as if there was something somebody was trying to cover for us.”
“Nobody is explaining what really happened to our son. How come there is a blood clot in his eyes? Is the blood clot on his eyes part of the cancer also? We also heard that Alex Ekubo was brought to the hospital dead.”
Clinton demanded an explanation for what happened, saying the family deserves answers. “The Ekubo Okwareke family demand an explanation for her son since she could not explain to us indoors,” he wrote.
This came hours after Alex’s cousin, David Ekubo, publicly questioned the circumstances surrounding the actor’s death and burial, saying the family still deserves answers.
News broke out last month that the actor had passed away on Monday, May 11, after a battle with cancer. He was 40 years old. In a heartbreaking statement, his family announced that the actor had passed away after a brief but courageous battle at Evercare Hospital due to complications arising from advanced metastatic kidney cancer.
On Thursday, June 18, the actor was finally laid to rest amidst tears, with several colleagues and celebrities attending the emotional event.
