The family of seasoned singer Ms. Uche Ibeto, also referred to as the Jigida Queen, has refuted the musician’s claims that she was evicted from her late mother, Mrs. Esther Ibeto’s Lagos home.
The family said that Uche’s assertion was wholly inaccurate and untrue in a statement signed by the “Administrator of the Estate of the Late Mrs Esther Ibeto.”
The family added that the buyer took possession of the home as the legitimate owner after it was sold in a fair and legal manner. The family emphasized in the statement that Uche Ibeto, the singer, is not the sole owner of the land or the administrator of the estate; rather, she is the third child of the late Mrs. Esther Ibeto.
“The Estate of the Late Mrs. Esther Ibeto has been alerted to fictitious, malevolent, and completely deceptive publications that have been sponsored in the press by Ms. Uche Ibeto, a disgruntled beneficiary of the Estate, who has purposefully attempted to mislead the public and undermine the lawful administration of the Estate,” the statement said in part.
“Ms. Uche Ibeto is the third child of the Late Mrs Esther Ibeto. She is not the Administrator of the Estate and is not the sole owner of the property. She has absolutely no legal right, title, or authority to make unilateral claims over the Estate or to parade herself as the owner. Her actions amount to a deliberate usurpation of the powers of the Administrator and are unlawful.
“The property has been sold and the buyer took possession of the property as the rightful and lawful owner.
“The Estate wishes to state in the clearest possible terms that Ms Uche Ibeto’s claim of ownership or allegations of unlawful eviction are completely and totally false. For the record and for all intents and purposes, the property belonging to the Estate of the Late Mrs. Esther Ibeto has been sold and there are no issues of forgery of any document with respect to the property.”