My name is Bianka Johnson, I reside in the United States of America. I am from Nigeria, a healthcare practitioner, actors-manager and a goodwill citizen. Flavour Nabania didn't make a tribute song "Iwe", he made a mockery of his friend, the late McLoph. Below is my story.
Tragedy brought us together.... That's how I came to know Mrs. Nwaozor, affectionately known to me as "Mama." Back in November 2011, someone posted a tribute video, "Iwe", by Flavor, on Facebook. On that day I distinctly remember viewing the video on YouTube and sobbing for over an hour after watching this video that paid homage to two siblings who so suddenly lost their lives. I was simply paralyzed thinking about the magnitude of grief one particular mother would have to endure. You see, Mama was the mother who lost those two adult children on the same day, specifically, a son, the erstwhile entertainer, MC Loph, and a daughter, Chinwe.Continue, it gets more interesting...
All I could think to myself is that life as we know it is so unfair. My spirit was disturbed and something, I don't know what it was, moved within me and I set out to find this woman. It became my duty....my obligation, to find her, to hug her and give her some semblance of hope and maybe a little peace, if she would allow me to.
So, I began to
search for Mama. The first thing I did was to call Flavor's promoter,
Igwe, who I knew was based in Houston, Texas. I asked to speak with
Flavor and he informed me that Flavor had gone to the mall, but he would
make sure Flavor would call me immediately he got back. At the time,
Flavor was in the United States promoting the album he had recently
released. The next day Igwe called me and put Flavor on the phone. I
briefly introduced myself and went straight to thank him for showing
love through his tribute song to a dear friend who had lost his life.
Shortly after that, I expressed to him how his video moved me to tears
and how I felt compelled to find Loph's mother. Flavor thanked me as
well and gave me a telephone number to MC Loph's close friend in Lagos
who went by the name Obi Mgbakor. There was absolutely no doubt in my
mind that Flavor was in contact with Mama on a weekly, or at least, a
monthly basis seeing as the late MC Loph and Flavor were childhood
friends that grew up together. Without hesitation, I immediately called
Obi Mgbakor in Lagos and introduced myself to him and requested Mama's
contact information. Obi Mgbakor was guarded at first and was reluctant
to give me Mama's number. He asked for my Facebook name so he could
check out my profile. Without giving it a second thought, I provided it
to him and his countenance changed after he was able to verify who I was
and he even requested my friendship on Facebook. Obi Mgbakor gave me
Mama's information and I contacted her the next day and introduced
myself. Mama and I spent almost an hour on the phone the first time we
spoke and she narrated so much to me. Mama was heartbroken and she said
that she was actually shocked Flavor was the one that made it possible
for us to start communicating. Mama went further to express her
disappointment over Flavor's nonchalant attitude since the death of her
son, MC Loph and her daughter Chinwe. "Flavor has not picked up the
phone to call me since Obiajulu passed away, yet he made a hit tribute
song on his behalf. May God be the judge," Mama said.
Now, it must be
noted that MC Loph died in a ghastly motor accident on September 14,
2011, while traveling on the Benin/Ore expressway to visit Mama with his
pregnant fiancé Nkiru, who survived the ordeal. The phone conversation I
had with Mama was in November 2011, two months after MC Loph's death
and she said Flavor hadn't called? Unbelievable!
Immediately I
got off the phone with Mama I called Obi Mgbakor to verify what she told
me. The whole thing was strange to me and I couldn't reconcile the
feelings and emotions Flavor expressed in his tribute video with the
nonchalant attitude he had towards his best friend's mother. Obi Mgbakor
indeed confirmed that Flavor refused to call or visit mama after
McLoph's death.
Right now, I want to set the record straight. Since the death of Mama's son, MC Loph, Flavor Nabania never called nor visited Mama and he never sent
a dime to her for her upkeep. Flavor hasn't made any effort to reach
out to Nkiru or MC Loph's infant son. Mama died from congestive heart
failure exacerbated by heartbreak. But for the deaths of her two adult
childrenat the same time,
which took an enormous toll on her health, it is my belief that Mama
would have lived longer. Since her death, I have read so many untrue
stories including a statement made by MC Loph's former manager, Emeka
Morgan. Once again, let me set the record straight: Mr. Morgan was never
responsible for Mama's upkeep. He claimed that his record label was
sending Mama thirty thousand naira a month. Mama never received thirty
thousand Naira monthly from the record label and Mr Morgan never adopted
MC Loph's son nor was he responsible for the infant's welfare as
speculated by some brainless human beings. Mr. Morgan abandoned Mama as
soon as the media attention surrounding her son's death died off. Mr.
Morgan till date has yet to call Nkiru, MC Loph's fiancé, to say
congratulations on the birth of Loph's son.
It is my honest
belief that God brought me close to Mama after her son's death for
reasons beyond my comprehension. I took care of Mama until she died to
the best of my ability. Today, I am blessed to have an extra angel
watching over me. She lost two children at the same time who can never
be replaced but before she died, Mama gained a grandson, a beautiful
daughter in-law in Nkiru, and a daughter in me. Mama is gone, reunited
with her children and I know she is at peace now. Mama will be buried on
November 12, 2013. May her very gentle soul rest in peace.
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