Hon. Godson Odiniya, father of BBNaija Season 8 winner Ilebaye Odiniya, has opened up on the reason for the disagreement between him and his daughter.
Speaking in an audio recording shared on social media by journalist Jeremiah Promise Enemona Ocheme on Sunday, Odiniya explained that he approached his daughter for financial help ahead of a planned medical trip to Dubai, but she declined.
According to him, he had asked her to lend him money temporarily because expected funds had not yet arrived, but she allegedly declined.
He said, “The most recent one that I was not happy about was when I was supposed to go for a medical check-up in Dubai. I told my daughter, ‘I’m lacking resources, please borrow me a certain amount of money, the money I’m expecting hasn’t come.’ My daughter told me she doesn’t have money.
“A week before that, come and see how my daughter was spraying bundles of money at the wedding of one of her colleagues, whom they call Cross.”
He added, “That is not the problem. I will be happy if my daughter supports her colleagues, but what about your father? If you help your father, is anything wrong?”
Naija News reports that the development followed the arrest of Odiniya over the alleged assault of his daughter at their residence in Royal Anchor Estate, Wuye, Abuja.
The incident attracted widespread attention on Saturday after a viral video surfaced online showing Ilebaye in tears with visible facial swelling while calling for help during the altercation.
