OBI CUBANA’S BUSINESS HIT AS FAMILY FEUD ERUPTS OVER LATE FATHER’S PROPERTY+ ONE SIBLING ACCUSED OF DECLARING OTHERS ‘DEAD’ TO CLAIM OWNERSHIP . (PHOTO).

Obi Cubana’s Business Hit as Family Feud Erupts Over Late Father’s Property

...One Sibling Accused of Declaring Others ‘Dead’ to Claim Ownership 

A fresh twist has emerged in the ownership tussle surrounding Plot 81, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja — the property housing the popular Cubana Lounge — as businessman Dr. Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, becomes entangled in a deepening family dispute within the Amakaeze family.

On Tuesday morning, court sheriffs and police officers stormed the Cubana Lounge around 8 a.m. to enforce an eviction order purportedly granted to a new claimant, Mr. Collins Onwuzulike, who presented himself as having purchased the property from Rev. Chidiebere Amakaeze, one of the six siblings of the Amakaeze family.

However, the exercise took a suspicious turn when some of the supposed court officials and a number of police officers abruptly disappeared from the location mid-operation. Before vanishing, bailiffs had supervised the dismantling and evacuation of property belonging to the Lounge, including industrial generators and air conditioners. Staff members watched in shock as documents indicating an ongoing enforcement were pasted across the building.

OBI CUBANA REACTS TO THE CONTROVERSIAL EVICTION

Speaking on the development, Obi Cubana expressed concern over the integrity of the process and the unsettling family crisis behind the dispute. He disclosed that even though he had previously expressed interest in purchasing the property once he got wind of a possible sale, he declined the offer because one sibling alone was pushing to sell.

According to him, “It would be unfair, as a friend of the family, to buy the property from just one sibling when I know the others are still alive and have equal ownership rights. Buying from one person would mean taking sides and creating deeper problems among them. Tomorrow, the others may return to demand their share, and I won’t be part of planting discord in a family I am close to.”

He also revealed that he had been a long-term tenant on the property and later discovered that some of the rent he paid over the years was allegedly not disclosed to the full family. Instead, Rev. Chidiebere, who many assumed was managing the property on behalf of all, was allegedly sidelining his siblings.

ALLEGATION: REV. CHIDIEBERE DECLARED HIS SIBLINGS ‘DEAD’

In a shocking revelation, sources confirmed that Rev. Chidiebere Amakaeze reportedly swore an affidavit in court declaring all five of his siblings — Chukwunwem, Duluem, Adaolisa, Uju, and Chimmeri — as deceased. By doing so, he allegedly claimed sole authority to sell the property, paving the way for the purported N2 billion transaction involving Mr. Collins Onwuzulike of SEMC Investment Ltd.

This affidavit formed part of the documents used to secure a judgment from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gwagwalada, which in July 2025 granted possession rights to Onwuzulike. The court claimed he had acquired the property through a Power of Attorney and Deed of Assignment executed on 1 May 2024.

FAMILY KICKS: 'THE JUDGMENT IS VOID'

The remaining siblings of the Amakaeze family have since surfaced — alive and well — declaring the judgment void and accusing Chidiebere of fraudulently misrepresenting them as dead.

They have filed a case at the High Court of the FCT, Bwari Division, challenging the sale and placing an official caveat on the property to prevent further transactions.

According to court filings, the five siblings insist they never consented to any sale and were never informed of it. The alleged fraudulent affidavit forms the crux of their criminal and civil action against their brother, who they claim acted alone to enrich himself.

LEGAL CONFUSION AND CONFLICTING COURT ORDERS

The controversy became further complicated when another order from the FCT High Court in Bwari was obtained, temporarily restraining Mr. Onwuzulike from taking possession of the property. Tuesday’s attempted eviction followed the expiration of that restraining order, though the family insists that no legitimate sale ever occurred.

Justice J.A. Aina of the Gwagwalada High Court had previously ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Inspector General of Police and the FCT Commissioner of Police, to assist the claimant in taking possession. Yet, the counteraction from the Bwari court has left both the police and the public uncertain about which ruling truly stands — especially with allegations of fraud now at the center of the case.

THE BATTLE AHEAD

With the family now united against Rev. Chidiebere, the case is expected to evolve into a major legal showdown, potentially involving criminal charges for perjury, fraud, and illegal property transfer.

Meanwhile, the Cubana Lounge remains in a tense state, with its operations disrupted and its future at the property in jeopardy pending the court’s final decision.