both interviews were granted in ENCOMIUM MAGAZINE.

One of the hottest stories in town is the allegation that your estranged husband Ernest Obi, impregnated your daughter, Vanessa, how true is it?Joanne "It's true. A friend of mine (Titilayo Oyekola) called me that my ex-husband had sexually abused my daughter and even gotten her pregnant. I didn't believe it, moreso a child he raised, a child who knew no other man as her father but him. What happened was that at that point, Ernest had called me that my daughter ran away from from. My response was that 'you are in Nigeria, she is your daughter. You don't expect me to leave England to look for her. This is a child you raised yourself, why should she have the effontry to abscond. I didn't know that something else was happening.

I called her and she picked the call. I told her I'm your mother, whatever happened, I will stand by you, but I just want you to tell me the truth. She was crying. Her words were 'I'm not fit to live'.I just don't want to live. I want to commit suicide. I said 'you cannot do that to me. There is nothing we cannot handle together. I calmed her down and she told me exactly what happened. She said she made him coffee that morning, he gave her some to drink, after drinking halfway, she said she discovered she was feeling a bit dizzy and dozed off. And Ernest forced his way into her"

Was it a one off thing or did she tell you about other that he took advantage of her?
J "She said mummy I cannot count how many times. I asked where I was the first time it happened and she said 'I was in the hospital ' (At that time I was in Nigeria). I said how long did it continue? She said it went on and on until she took ill. When she took it, she started going to the hospital, finally, she discovered she was pregnant."

Did your daughter tell you the hospital Ernest took her to, or the hospital she went on her own?J "She said she went with a girl called Chioma. Ernest knows this girl"

Where's your daughter now?
J "Right now, she is in Lagos. She just came back from Ogun State because I told her to go there. She hasn't been to school, I didn't know Ernest was not paying her school fees anymore. So, I sent her to Ogun State."

Don't you think that you didnt handle the matter well when you got the complaint that your estranged husband was allegedly violating your daughter?
J "I blame myself for everything that happened. Oh my God! My intention was to come to Nigeria and unravel the whole thing. My plan was to come to Nigeria and hound him behind bars. If it were in England, he would suffer. I failed in my duty to protect my child because I didn't believe her father would violate her."

How long were you married to Ernest?J "officially we were married for ten years. And we have two children together. I have two other kids from another man, Vanessa and Emmanuel"

How long ago did you leave his house?J "I left Nigeria on November 6, 2004"

How is your daughter handling the situation, considering that it has become a public issue now?J "A lot of stress. All through yesterday, she was crying, I was crying. I cried because it will not go out of her for the rest of her life"

When was the last time you spoke to Ernest?J "That was this week (Last week). He said there was a publication in Encomium on front page. He said you guys wrote that he impregnated Vanessa twice and aborted the pregnancy. He called me again yesterday and said he had lost a contract of N36m. He said he just won Chairmanship of AGN, that he wanted to go ahead and resign, that Vanessa said he raped her constantly. I said yes, Vanessa said so!"

What about Vanessa's father?
J "I didn't have the nerve to tell him. He lives in Lagos. He is aged"

When you confronted Ernest about this allegation, was he remorseful?J " He was not remorseful"

When did Vanessa tell you that Ernest had been violating her?J "It was in November last year. From what I understand, she ran away from home last year

You knew about this since last year, how come the press is just getting to know about the story now?
J "First of all, I was too embarrassed. Too ashamed of what happened. I didn't know what to do?

When you were in Nigeria, did you at any time suspect them?J "No, I never. There was no sign of anything at all"

Considering the situation of things now, are you making plans to come to Nigeria to see one or two things you can do to remedy the situation.
J "Three times I had tried to come to Nigeria, once in February, July and last in October but I had a lot of problem. Actually because of my kids here. The social services wanted to know who my kids are going to be with."

You said your daughter told you she will commit suicide, don't you think it would be nice to come back as early as possible so that she can stop thinking about that drastic step?
J "Yes, I actually told somebody that if it means moving back to Nigeria, I will do it. I will do it (Starts crying).




ERNEST OBIS REACTION
According to Encomium...
On Saturday Dec 1, 2007, the star actor kept his words by coming to our office. And he was here for over three hours, explaining why he couldn't have slept with a girl he calls his daughter. Ernest Obi, at a point, broke down and cried. And this much he said

Ernest Obi "I will start first and foremost by saying that whatever they told you, go ahead and print it. Do not remove a word from whatever they said. I do not want to join issues with them. I just want you to realise something. The same man she's painting as being evil, who she said raped or slept with Vanessa severally is the same man she went to when she has nowhere to go. When nobody wanted to accommodate her, I took her in with two kids who are not mine. I took them in, trained them in school, I even trained the boy in University in my house, even after Joanne left.
She left me and we knew it was over. So whatever story she tells, well, that's too bad. And they still were in my house for two years after she left. Does that not tell her anything? Because there was nowhere else for them to go. If it makes her happy to to say things like this, I say more grease to her elbow.
But if I was Joanne, and heard that my daughter was raped, I will come back home and lock that person up. That is what I expected she should have done. That is why I said she is the lovely mother that she is. Joanne, pls come home, com and find out the fact; find out the hospital where the D&C was done. Where I took her for abortion, bring your witnesses, arrest me, and I will not argue with you. I will not say anything evil about you.
I'm the new AGN (Actor's Guild of Nigeria) Chairman in Lagos. There is nothing anybody can do about that. I have reported this to my guild, national and state and I'm sure they believe in me as I believe in myself. whatever anybody says that is their business. I'm saying this out of respect for this magazine, for calling me to hear my own side of the story. And I'm happy it is all out. I didn't want to say anything before because there are children involved, but now it is obvious it does not matter. She can go on, keep the shame factor on. I'm okay. God bless you"

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this is the hottest news in nigeria right now.


my two cents is this:

being an actor doesnt make him innocent.his reponse is lame to me.it smirks of a drowning man trying to grasp something to hang on to.

i beleive he voilated his step daughter,maybe not rape but he sexually assaulted her and should be punished for it but we all know in niger such crimes never get punished more especially as hes a celeb.
oh GOD if i am wrong pls frogive me,if not pls punish this man!


whats ur opinion?pls those-i-too-know-pple stay outta this thread!

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“If you dream you can beat me, wake up and apologize.”

so what da fuck if hes the new actors guild chairman?nonsense and his uncontrollable manhood!

am so just boiling.

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“If you dream you can beat me, wake up and apologize.”

I dont think his wife would cook up such story at the expense of her daughter's....if Ernest truly did it then its a shame.

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Actually I see this differently. What if Ernest is telling the truth? I mean, apart from the girl, Ernest and God almighty, who else would actually know the truth without a shadow of doubt? Or unless some proper police investigation is carried out to include, medical examination of the girl, the foetus, DNA and so on. And we know this is unlikely to happen, not only because its Nigeria but because time has elapsed and all crucial evidence are probably already lost.

Hasn't Ernest challenged this woman to come home and challenge him? Most women (and many dads if applicable) would have! Didn't he also tell the interviewer to print word for word whatever the woman has said? Of course I know all these doesn't mean he is innocent.

I have a bit of an issue with a part of the mother's story and the part I have an issue with is this statement:

"Three times I had tried to come to Nigeria, once in February, July and last in October but I had a lot of problem. Actually because of my kids here. The social services wanted to know who my kids are going to be with."

I know with %100 fact that Social Services would not get involved with you or want to know who your "kids are going to be with" if you are not already in some sort of trouble over your parenting skills. The fact that Social Services are involved with her family issues over here says a lot to me. Maybe not so obvious to some Nigerians in Nigeria, but with that statement she made, it means that her children have been referred to Social Services because of some grave concern or because the child(ren) are deemed as 'In Need'.

And I am concerned that the mother hasn't rushed to Nigeria as majority of parent would, to find out what is gong on and to support and protect her child and do ALL it takes to get the child through the difficult time.

Having said this, the mother could have genuine reasons why she hasn't been able to travel to Nigeria. Obviously, her problem with Social Services and she may not have her papers yet.

All in all, it is the daughter I feel for the most. The poor girl. To have gone through the trauma of rape especially if the rape was committed by the person she knew as dad, is just terrible. I just hope she is getting all the necessary moral, emotional and medical support she needs, but I somehow doubt it.

Arrrrrrrgh! This is horrible! I'm just hearing this! wow! Poor girl. Does anyone know how old she is?
This man should be telling hi story from his cell, he shouldn't be walking the streets free, innocent or guilty. He is in a position of trust for crying out loud!
This girl needs serious counselling.
This is such a sad story.

U ARE RIGHT !!!!!!

I am with you 90% here. the mother's story 'get as e be'.
HOWEVER...
It is also a fact that a smart man can play the mind game and say all the right things to plant the seeds of doubt in the minds of the public. So his statements 'inviting' her to come and make her case, and for the press to print 'word-for-word' might just be him trying to reclaim the initiative over his ex-wife.
Let us also not 4get that probably 70% of rape victims are assaulted by KNOWN assailants, so this story fits the bill. Incest is far far commoner than most societies are ready to acknowledge, the UK no exception.

At best, all we can do for now is keep an open mind and await the revelation of more facts.
Whoever they may be, God help the victim(s) and may the Devil fire the yansh of the guilty!

whether the mother rushes to nigeria or not,the fact remains that its the assaulted that is pointing hands at ernest and not the ex-wife.whether her parenting skills are at zero level or not the fact remains that her daughter is crying that ernest assaulted her!!!...thats what u shud be looking at and not turning the tables on the lady in question.

living abroad is not so easy for some pple to just get on the next flight into nigeria.the story here is that a teenager girl is crying rape,thats it.
is ernest supposed to confess and say he did it when the story has hit the tabloids and he knows how damaging it can be?he knows theres no proof and the only one who sees is GOD ALMIGHTY.

i hve read the stories and i have heard the facts involved,this story was not cooked up.that teenage girl was forced to go thru an abortion(S).lets watch more facts unfold.
it is in my opinion that such crimes cannot be punished in nigeria wen they didnt catch u in the act.so ernest can rap all he wants.nonsense.

hissssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

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Mehn God dey ohh!Poor child

@highlighted. And how did you arrive at that conclusion? Did you conduct a DNA test and found out he is responsible for the pregnancy?
The guy has openly called for witnesses from the alleged hospital to come forward, is that not enough?
Everyone should be innocent until proven guilty regardless of whether they're celebrities or not. 'm not saying he is innocent or guilty, I'm only looking at this issue objectively.

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The highlighted says a lot about your post. So the guy should be locked up innocent or guilty"?

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is dis all ernest obi can say to dis grave allegation?
who is talking abt him being d AGN president or chairman or wotever?
abi aw does dat justify d allegation on ground?i suggest he takes a u turn back to thomas salako street (encomium) and just tell us wat exactly happened.not dat bull shit he said up there......didinrin.

Point me to the part in my post where I turned the table on the mother? I merely picked on and expanded on a point she made. To you does that mean turning the table? Please read my post properly and thoroughly again.

I said similar in the second to the last paragraph of my post and even gave two possible reasons why she might not have been able to do this.

Again, something I said in first paragraph of my post. We are saying the same thing maybe just expressing it differently.

I don't believe anyone here said it is.


I hope this bit is for Ernest. It's a shame that he cannot be convicted if indeed he committed the heinous crime. But as you yourself said in your first response up there and I quote: "oh GOD if i am wrong pls frogive me,if not pls punish this man!" It is all a big IF at the moment isn't? But because I say this does not mean I think the guy is innocent. I don't know if he is or isn't.

WOwwwwwwwww

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