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Forgery: Churchill Petitions IGP Against Tonto Dike
Mr. Olakunle Churchill, the estranged husband of controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohamad Adamu against the actress for documentary forgery. ` Churchill also accused his former wife for illegal sale of his Toyota Prado suv vehicle worth N22 million.
He submitted the letter through his lawyer Ace Solicitors to the office of the Inspector General of Police and made the acknowledged copy dated April 4th 2019 available on social media. He alleged that he acquired the said vehicle through his organization, big Churchill group.
He alleged that after their divorce, he left the white Prado suv with Tonto Dike and she thereafter forged ownership documents of the car and eventually sold it.
The petition read in part, “the car was bought for domestic use of the family particularly in view of the fact that Tonto Dike-Churchill as she was then known had just put to bed, the car was bought in the name of client’s company as a result of the partnership our client had with Toyoto at the material time.
“When the marriage broke down irretrievably, Miss Tonto Dike made away with t he said vehicle and sold the vehicle to unknown person(s). This is without the consent of our client or the company or without a proper work and change of name of ownership.
Sir, this complaint has been imperative not for the purpose of recovering the said vehicle from Tonto Dike or any third party, but for record and documentation purpose, it is to absolve our client and Big Church Group Ltd of any liability in the event of the said vehicle being used for any illegal purpose as our client is not aware of who the vehicle was sold to”.
In a swift reaction, however the actress said on her instagram page “little by little, the truth is coming out, please keep shooting yourself on the leg, I am here for it”.
The controversial actress got married in 2015 to Olakunle Churchill, a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist and they have a son from the union. However, the separation crisis started when it was reported that a certain woman had stepped into the scene with Tonto Dike and Tonto reacted by removing her husband’s surname from her instagram.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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