Highly revered among Nigeria's 30m Igbos, among whom he has mythical status, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu led the secessionist Republic of Biafra between July 1967 and 1970. After Biafra lost the war, Chief Ojukwu fled into exile but upon his return, married Bianca, a former beauty queen and daughter of one his friends and political associates Chief Christian Onoh.
Despite the 34 year age gap between the two, they went on to have successful marriage with two children and remained as husband and wife until Chief Ojukwu died in November 2011. Following Chief Ojukwu's death, however, his children from his first wife and his string of concubines have all tried to lay claims to his estate but Bianca has fought them all off legally.
During the latest case at the Lagos High Court in Igbosere, Bianca told the court that she was the only one legally married to Chief Ojukwu. She made the claim during an ongoing legal battle currently before Justice Abdulfattah Lawal, between her and her husband’s brothers over the family’s estate.
On behalf of her two under-aged children, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu, Bianca dragged Ojukwu Transport Limited and seven others before the court over an alleged move by the family to eject her sons from their late father’s properties in Lagos. She had asked the court to declare that her children are entitled to the possession and occupation of one of the property at 29 Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Defendants in the suit include Professor Joseph Ojukwu, Engineer Emmanuel Ojukwu, Lotanna Putalora Ojukwu, Dr Patrick Ojukwu, Architect Edward Ojukwu, Lota Akajiora Ojukwu and Mrs Massey Udegbe. While giving evidence in the case that she was the only one among Chief Ojukwu’s wives that was legally married to him, Bianca admitted, however, that Ojukwu has eight children which include the claimants, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu.
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