Just as Police authorities in Abuja Friday confirmed that
notable Nollywood actor, Mr. Rich Oganiru was arrested and is being investigated
in connection with the alleged killing of his wife (names with-held).
According to the source, Oganiru was arrested following
a petition by family and relations of the wife who claimed that she was
poisoned by the actor who had allegedly perfected the act to do away with her
in order to acquire her wealth said to be stupendous.
The wife was said to have been hospitalized for three
months for an undisclosed ailment in an Abuja hospital with the Nollywood actor
abandoning her until the last day she was to be discharged, before
Oganiru came to the hospital to take her home.
On getting home, she died that same day. Police sources
however told Saturday Vanguard that though investigation into the death and
alleged murder of the wife was still ongoing, Mr. Oganiru has been granted
bail.
When asked why the Police would grant a murder suspect
bail, the source disclosed that though there was evidence to show the actor did
not treat his wife well regarding her well being, there was nothing to show the
actor had a hand in her death.
The source pointed out that both forensic and medical
examinations were performed on the corpse of the deceased and that the
posthumous examination showed she did not die as a result of poison.
The allegation was that Rich Oganiru murdered his wife
through poison. Though our investigation showed he did not treat her like a
wife deserves to be treated, there was nothing to show that she died or was
killed by poison.
While this is still going on, two females who read our
initial post on the arrest and detention of the Nollywood star said they were
not surprise that such fate has befallen the actor.
One of them who spoke with CKN Nigeria said the actor
in the past has been a serious pain on her neck with his persistent love
advances even when he knew she was a married woman.
According to lady (name withheld) who lives on off
Toyin Street,Ikeja Lagos. Some years back, Rich was consistently coming to my
compound to worry even when he knew I was fully married with two children.. He
used a lady in my compound (a spinster) a waka pass actress as a contour to
reach me. He wanted us to be lovers and I told him point blank that as an igbo
woman, it’s a taboo in my place, more so he was a married man too.
What even put me off immediately I met him was he was bleaching;
he also grows finger nails especially the last small finger nails. He was so boastful
and runs his mouth on how he can get any woman he wants in Nigeria because according
to him, he is a movie star.
It’s obvious he loves money and likes to be seen with
very rich money. He saw me then as another rich woman whom he could take
advantage of.
The lady who lives at Emina Crescent, off Toyin Street
said the situation got so bad that he now device another strategy on how to get
to her.
He called her one day and told her she was getting fat.
That was when I just had one of my kids .He said, he now runs a gym and will
like to be giving me free exercise daily. I asked him where this gym is and he
said it’s in a hotel .I got suspicion of his trick and never spoke to him
again.
It was not long after that I now started seeing him
with another rich lady around the area.
When I read the story I was able to realize that a
desperate man like Rich can do anything for money.
I am not in any way surprised at what he has done and
pray that if found guilty, the full weight of the law should be brought on him
she said finally.
In our first story,it was reported that Rich Oganiru
who prides himself as one of the pioneering members of the Actors Guild of
Nigeria and has starred in over 300 movies is under detention for complicity
leading to the death of a very rich Abuja based multimillionaire businesswoman
believed to be his wife.
The report alleged that the woman was not his first
wife, as the first wife also died years back and that Oganiru was in a very
poor state of life before he met the Abuja based multi-millionaire who
transformed his life in a matter of months.
Rich Oganiru, according to those who know him,
continued the report, loves money and attention almost to a fault. Aside that,
he also likes blowing his own trumpet as he always praises himself, “I have
starred in over 300 movies, I am the Corporate Marketing Consultant to the
Abuja Chapter of AGN, and a high flying Evangelist called to lead the skilled
and unskilled gifted in art to realize their God’s given potentials in the
Kingdom.
“I am the General Overseer of Davidical Order Ministry,
we discover, develop, expose, empower and evangelize musicians, actors, and
artistes to be relevant in their different churches- a non-denominational
outreach for the entertainment industry”, according to his self- appraised on
face book.
Tracing the genesis of their liaison, the report
alleged the late wife met the Owerri born actor who earlier lost his wife and
mother of his two boys at a time he was facing financially challenges and could
hardly afford daily meal…..CKN