Wuraola Adebambi, the daughter of the late Olusegun Michael Adebambi, has issued a detailed rebuttal to online publications that alleged attempts to deprive Mrs. Abubakre Omotolani Mariam of her interest in the deceased’s estate, describing the reports as false, misleading and aimed at distorting the facts surrounding the ongoing administration of the estate.
Speaking on behalf of the children of the deceased, particularly her brother and only son of the late Adebambi, Teniola Solomon Adebambi,Wuraola dismissed claims published by some online blogs which alleged forgery, exclusion from probate proceedings and manipulation of legal processes by lawyers and officials of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to her, the dispute relates solely to the estate of their late father, who died intestate in 2020, leaving behind three children: Olusola Adebambi, Teniola Solomon Adebambi and Wuraola Adebambi (herself).
She explained that after their father’s burial in the United Kingdom, the family instructed the late Barrister Emmanuel Denle to commence the process of obtaining Letters of Administration. Following his death, another lawyer in the chambers, Barrister Dolapo Odede, continued the probate process before his own demise in 2024.
Wuraola said the family later retained Barrister Olabiyi Ademola to continue the probate proceedings, adding that all proposed beneficiaries, including Mrs. Abubakre Omotolani Mariam and Olusola Adebambi, eventually signed a Memorandum of Understanding and other probate documents through their legal representatives.
She, however, alleged that while the probate process was still pending, information emerged that persons were attempting to take possession of one of the deceased’s properties located at No. 24, Agbado Road, Ojokoro, Lagos, formerly known as Double Device Executive Guest House.
According to her, the family immediately sought a court order preserving the property pending the conclusion of the administration of the estate.
She alleged that during the execution of the preservative order, it was discovered that Mrs. Abubakre Omotolani Mariam had allegedly sold the property to Emmanuel and Oluwatosin Gbadega through Prince Babatunde Adefioye without the knowledge or consent of the deceased’s children or the other proposed administrators.
Wuraola claimed that the transaction, reportedly valued at N100 million, was carried out while the Letters of Administration (LA) were still pending, insisting that none of the beneficiaries received any proceeds from the sale.
She further argued that the Deed of Assignment relied upon by the purchasers acknowledged that the property was originally acquired by the late Olusegun Michael Adebambi in 1981, almost two decades before his marriage to Omotolani Ejide Shittu, whom she said later became known as Abubakre Omotolani Mariam.
The family also disputed Mrs. Abubakre’s assertion that the property was jointly owned by her and the deceased, maintaining that no document exists to support such a claim.
In her statement, Wuraola further alleged inconsistencies in Mrs. Abubakre’s identity, claiming that different official documents bear different names and dates of birth. She referenced documents including a National Identification Number slip, a voter’s card, a United Kingdom immigration record and a marriage certificate, alleging discrepancies in both personal details and age.
She also maintained that her father divorced Mrs. Abubakre several years before his death and challenged her to contest that claim before a competent court.
The statement further accused the purchasers of demolishing the guest house and residential structures standing on the property.
Wuraola also alleged that attempts were made to influence their lawyer, Barrister Olabiyi Ademola, with a N20 million inducement to compromise his position in the dispute, an allegation she claimed was rejected by the lawyer.
She equally defended officials of the FCID Legal Department, particularly Assistant Commissioner of Police, Obiora Ejiofor, against allegations made in online reports, alleging that the officers refused pressure and inducements to support criminal allegations of forgery against their lawyer.
According to her, investigations conducted by the police indicated that the dispute largely involved civil issues relating to estate administration rather than criminal forgery.
The family also questioned forensic reports cited in previous publications, arguing that the documents submitted for examination originated from another legal practitioner and not from Barrister Ademola, whom they insist did not initiate the probate proceedings.
She said: “We are equally not surprise that the person of Mrs. Omotolani Abubakre and her allies have called out the name of the A/C Legal, Ejiofor, a very disciplined senior officer, who refused to sell his conscience, and had given his best legal opinion in the alleged case of forgery, by further suggesting that the matter be refer civil based on the re-investigation opinion of the police, from the office of the DIG, despite the pressure on him with a juicy offer of a bribe of N30, 000, 000 from the lawyer of the purported buyer of our father’s property, Barr. Boniface O. Asogwa, in order to buy his conscience.
“The A/C Legal, Obiora Ejiofor told us that they were even the one who offered him bribe which he never collected. And that was the reason why they wanted to malign his name on social media with their crocodile tears, because he clearly told the person of Asogwa that where will he manufacture the evidence to show that our lawyer, Barr. Olabiyi Ademola forged any signature, particularly when there is nothing to prove that in the case file.
“As a matter of fact, the A/C Legal also taking a close look at the signature of Mrs. Abubakre Omotolani on the MOU she agreed to have signed by herself and that of her statement she made by herself dated February 24, 2026, at forceCID Annex Alagbon, and says both signatures contradict each other. Also, we were surprised seeing a statement with her name as the writer because she was never in Nigeria on the day mentioned. And we challenged her to prove us wrong by bringing her international passport to show when she entered the country.
“Specifically, Asogwa met Ejiofor and promised to give him N30 million, but Ejiofor rejected the money and directed the IPO to take specimen signatures of the people alleging forgery of their signature for forensic analysis.
“Mrs Omotolani Abubakre and her cohorts have agreed on the social media online publication that they offered our lawyer Barr. Olabiyi Ademola the sum of N20, 000, 000, which the person Barr. Olabiyi Ademola refused to take from them because he cannot do what they wanted him to do. Now they l have turned around to say that they were asked to offer our lawyer the bribe of N20, 000,000 by the same police who is investigating the same Barr. Olabiyi Ademola for the alleged forgery.
“The question is, is it the same police that is investigating Olabiyi Ademola for alleged forgery that asked you to still offer him bribe”?
Wuraola called on the Inspector-General of Police to disregard what she described as misleading online publications and instead investigate the alleged unauthorized sale of the property, demolition of estate assets and other alleged acts of conspiracy surrounding the administration of the estate.
She further urged law enforcement authorities to investigate all persons allegedly involved in the fraudulent sale and in order for them to be prosecuted.