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Saturday 1 September 2012

The truth about Nollywood actor Rich Oganiru's arrest for allegedly killing his wife

This story went viral some days back but I didn't touch it because I wanted to get the real facts...and here's what I can tell you about Nollywood actor Rich Oganiru and his arrest for allegedly killing his wife.

He really was arrested but he has since been granted bail. The police confirmed that the Nollywood actor was arrested and is being investigated in connection with the alleged killing of his wife.

Rich Oganiru, who is one of the pioneering members of the Actor's Guild of Nigeria, was married to a rich Abuja-based business woman who fell ill and was hospitalized for over three months in a hospital in Abuja. She had a fibroid operation a few weeks before her death. The fibroid operation was supposedly successful and she was discharged. The woman was said to have died at home the same day she was discharged. It was Rich Oganiru who picked her up from the hospital. Please continue...



Immediately after her death, the woman's family petitioned the police saying they believe Oganiru killed her because of some of the things the late wife had told some family members before she died and also because Rich had been trying for a while to get rid of the woman and acquire her wealth. He had supposedly started selling off some of her properties even before she passed. They told the police that Rich Oganiru gave her a poisonous pill that ended her life.

The police then arrested Oganiru on suspicion of murder, but later granted him bail because according to them, there was no sufficient evidence that he had a hand in his wife's death. And contrary to what the wife's family is alleging, poison was not found in the deceased body when an autopsy was carried out.

Some think her death is connected with her fibroid operation...though investigations are ongoing!

And there was never a time Rich Oganiru confessed to killing his wife. If he had done that, the police would never have granted him bail.

That's all I know for now...but the story hasn't ended. We are waiting for the police to finish their investigations

81 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok now we know, thanks for the update.

Patriotic said...

I believe he killed her, women please love with care.

Anonymous said...

I don't believe you Linda because u take sides. You refused to tell us Kevin Onuchukwu's story of Ogochukwu's friends. Whereas, you publicised Ogo's fam's story. Wen other bloggers started talking, her fam banned everyone from commenting on d page. I can't wait to hear the true story

Anonymous said...

Nawa oooo!

Anonymous said...

Somebody is being smeared here becos of the supposed wealth of Rich's late wife by her family members.
Does anyone know how she made her money? If d husband has been running around with a younger lady while he was with his late wife,that even worsens his case.
Ppl keep ur hands clean in anything u do int his life pls.

ifunanya said...

Its a pity. May her gentle soul RIP. Amen.

BLOGLORD said...

hmnnn..there is no smoke without fire. lets wait and watch the drama unfold.

Anonymous said...

In Nigeria, u r guilty until proven innocent. It's a shame that people sometimes act very ignorant. An unexplained death is quickly associated to someone/voodoo is behind it

Alicia says... said...

All these loop holes all over the place. Only God knows the talk story of what happened

Anonymous said...

In my opinion,their accusation is baseless.did he give her the fibroid?also i dnt believe he could have poisoned her knowing that an autopsy would detect that.

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Thanks Lindiwayoo now imma need Andrew Liver salt to flushout d wrong garbage I got from one blog. Thanks Lindiway ur AMEBO get NAFDAC No.~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310.

Henny said...

ttyl

Anonymous said...

Linda i like the way you upload stories....in form of gistsssss!

Amarachi said...

Nigeria and their gossip.Hmmm,anyways God knows the best

Anonymous said...

Arrest without merit....no evidence
Let autopsy be done to rule out post operative complications... And poisoning.
Too bad his behaviors are suspicious too..

Anonymous said...

OMG der is no way dis man wil kill his wife bcos him n his wife r both decons in a vry known church in AbJ, its unfortuate dat it happened dis way. May her soul RIP

Anonymous said...

NYC-1 says: Nigeria Police SLOGAN: "We Are Investigating." It's just a slogan. Why will the police arrest a bereaved man without sufficienct evidence? I am just sick and tired the way things are done in Niaja. Couldn't it be possible that his inlaws might just want to play mischief card? Are there no medical practitioners to explain to these bunch of illitrate police guys what Fibroid is? My question to the NPF guys is: how much did Oganiru's inlaws pay you to harass him?

Oma said...

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Oma said...

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Mumof1 said...

Linda u reek of arrogance. It's nauseating!!

Uc said...

Lin Lin darlyn thank u oooo
i just didnt understand d whole gist any way make we dey wait final story from nija police

Blunt Queen said...

Nollywood guys sef ..... Golddiggers most of em

Anonymous said...

Nawa o!!!! This life sef. Alwaz a mystery! May her soul rest n perfect peace!

Anonymous said...

Dats y I like u girl.thanks 4 taking ur time 2 get d facts. GBU

Anonymous said...

hmmmm.....may her soul rest in peace.
but come to think of it, fibroid is not a disease that you can go off easily by operations in nigeria....its very dangerous to get operated on in nigeria for fibroid.i have seen a lot of people died including family friends this way. I think the hospital just want to cover their own mistake and accused the husband for what he did not do. could anyone remember stella obasanjo.....she died after the the supposed successful operation. i do not believe the actor can poison her wife when he knows it will be investigated.

Anonymous said...

Haaa.... Na contrary story we read for Ladunliadi's blog ooo! God forgive me cos I don abuse n shepe for him taya. God help us. Bloggers shd pls, pls n pls verify their news biko befor posting! This is a very sensitive issue.

Anonymous said...

How can a simple operation like fibroid kill!!..with her wealth I wander why she didn't fly abroad for her operation!!..glad part of the real story is out..

Sam Oracle said...

Reading this felt like seeing yet another of Nollywood's blunder. We hope the truth comes out, whatever the truth is.

Warri Girl said...

Ok madam linda, we are waiting for more.

Warri Girl

Sam Oracle said...

Reading this felt like seeing yet another of Nollywood's blunder. We hope the truth comes out, whatever the truth is.

awosam said...

Ka Chineke me Ezioku

AJ said...

Na wa o...I read this same story somewhere else and it was so different. People know how to twist stories ehh....

bibi said...

i rily hope it is not true. cos rich is one of d men i admire in nollywood.

Anonymous said...

Dear linda d woman in question is ma big aunt, d stories of a wealthy woman is what i can't really explian. As d blogs tagged her!*multimillionaire* what kinda millioniare lives in a 2 bedroom rented apartment? D cliams r all fake as far as Α̲̅♍ concerned, she on her own part was very fetish. D poor man as far as Α̲̅♍ concerned is innocent. She knows about her death, if possible let her come from d death and confess her sins. She's ma blood relative oo but d truth must be told.

Unknown said...

Wow what a story

Anonymous said...

Nawa o. I read yesterday dat he confessed to d crime. Was wondering if our Linda didn't hear too. Naija wit fake gists eh! Dats y i luv dis blog- Confirmation of stories b4 posting! _inem_

Anonymous said...

why Ibo men like to kill their wives ehn?
Gbengus

Anonymous said...

honestly linda you are fast becoming a media powerhouse......verifying your information b4 releasing it.....

Anonymous said...

Ok. Isorait.

Mazi Nwonwu said...

Linda acting like a professional? Unu anukwam ihe? This is super good news. Hope you never go back to copying and pasting without recourse to balance. I celebrate this. Time you use this enormous power of yours right. Jide nke iji adaanyi.

Lara said...

Welldone Linda for posting the true story.xx

Anonymous said...

now i am loving you more,i almost switched blog,but you name is tattooed on my laptop,phone , iPad.
the presentation of that news is very good,keep it up.

Anonymous said...

Nawa oo

Anonymous said...

LINDA YOUR VOICE IS SO DEEP...U ALSO NEED TO WAIT FOR THE INTERVIEWER TO FINISH HER QUESTION BEFORE CUTTING IN..SIMPLE ETIQUETTE.....I SEE YOU HAVE BEEN FILTERING A LOT OF COMMENTS I GUESS BECAUSE THE DOUGH IS NOW ROLLING IN...IF THIS IS THE CASE I GUESS PPL SHOULDN'T BOTHER EXPRESSING THEMSELVES...U HAVE FILTERED A LOT OF MY COMMENTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN ABUSIVE IN ANY WAY BUT HAVE BEEN PURE TRUTHS....SINCE U ONLY WANT TO HEAR FROM PRAISE SINGERS, THEN YOU HAVE LOST THE TOUCH...POST THIS IF U LIKE BUT AT LEAST U HAVE READ IT!!!!

Welcome To Housefifty said...

Another version...why is tHat our reporters don't investigatie stories b4 publishing.well its because they wait for some1 else to write crap and then they copy and report.
Atleast u did ur homework very well...thumbs up

Anonymous said...

A family member of mine just lost her life 2 fibroid,I thot it was a killer in d past and not in recent yrs

Nekky said...

10 gbosas for u. Thanks for d heads up. U continue 2 show us dat u r d best. Luv u Linda, u don't wanna know. #nohomo#

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Linda thx so much for scrutinizing before publishing, it doesn't take people anything to tarnish other people's image. Actually i like this man especially after watching how he interpreted his role very well in "QUEEN OF ASO ROCK" but when this news filtered everywhere that he took the life of his wife i was so disappointed and devastated.....linda thx for giving me and other LIBers another lease of life...this is indeed a good news for the new month. God bless u.

Anonymous said...

Her soul rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmm. I comment my reserve

Anonymous said...

Shebi u don return to dis blog to come de write rubbish. Ibo men killing dia wives like sey ur tribe is witout blemish. Mtshew. Just shataap ur mouth if u dont have any beta thing to say. No be by force to comment. Anu mpama!!

Anonymous said...

This is Gbenga all over again

Anonymous said...

The same manners u are preaching here also says that it is very rude to write in cap locks. Let the truth be told to you too. Maybe na ur manner of writing de make am filter ur comments.

Anonymous said...

Funny u say that while some people think she is shy and less confident so I guess ur opinion isn't exactly valid so gerrout mumu(o)

Anonymous said...

Ur just a retard! Who types in caps bikonu? Onyeara

Unknown said...

My favorite blogger I read this news in Nairaland that he poisoned her which I believe it is false allegation leveled against him. I respect Mr. Rich Oganiru thanks a bunch for debunking the rumor your facts are always on point. May her soul rest in peace.

ravenmortal said...

Dont understand - if the autopsy is concluded, ruling out death by poison, then why is there still uncertainty as to whether her death was medically related or not? The coroner who performed the autopsy should determine the cause of death, not the police. Does not make sense.

Dr. Chinwe said...

First of all - a person can die from post-operartive complications from surgery even at the hands of the best doctor in the world.

Fibroid surgery is simple yet very complicated if things go wrong and many women have died from such fibroid surgery, during surgery and afterwards.

Women can literally bleed to death on the operating table, or after or even have internal bleeding or a massive heart attack and die. It is this simple.

If the autopsy clears him of poisoning then her family should take out a full page apology and not blame him for their loss.

Considering she died shortly after return from hospital leads me to assume that she died of post-operative complications.

In my 22 years of Obgyn. practice l have seen a lot of deaths from simple fibroid surgery especially from Nigeria/Africa. I have done 100s of fibroid repair work on women who were supposedly worked on by butchers in Nigeria. These ladies go on to conceive and have healthy babies and others their periods become normal and they lead a happier life.

I have removed 38 fribroids from a lady with the biggest @ 24cm. She has 2 lovely kids.

I am working to have a specialist women's hospital in Nigeria or centrally in Africa where african women can come and have safe, clean and affordable surgery and treatment like their counterparts in the developed world.

Clowns masquerading as butchers need be stopped.

God help!!!!!

Dr. Chinwe

Anonymous said...

Let us watch yet another nollywood movie unfold.Linda,pls we r all ears to see d result of naija police investigation.Come to think of it,do we realy do a thorough autopsy in naija?.Hmmm.Only God knows d cause of death.

Anonymous said...

Did stella die in a Nigerian hospital? Abi did anybody tell you she died of fibroid..onisokuso!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmn, e be like say u don ask her for money one time wey she no give abi? God is watching on HD

Anonymous said...

Mumu! U wey u know etiquette nobody sabi u..Ode oshi

Anonymous said...

If you tell real stories, why use LIB to bc it? Looking for cheap publicity. S

Anonymous said...

Lin Lin darling, i watched on NTA International from China here Teju baby face show and Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa was his guest,,,,pls can u contact Tejubaby face and upload the interview it was great and i never knew that my most honored honorable could dance very well....

Anonymous said...

I dnt believ he killd d wife

Anonymous said...

We better console dis man rather dan tarnishing his good image oga rich ka chukwu kasie gi obi

Anonymous said...

Thnk God 4 linda story,It's very sad that a man's wife dies d consolation his inlaws n doze who hate him cld giv him was "allegation n arrest" this man was legally married 2 her n dat makes them 1,d inlaws hv no rite whtsoeva 2 come into this, d woman died while in d hospiptal n b4 d husbnd cld return d inlaws hv broke into their bed room n stole evry valuable document belonging 2 dis husband n wife are they nt thieves...?besides d 1st wife is nt dead. Dee Rich ndo kasie obi.

Deyon said...

Dear Linda,i like your blog but sometimes you can act very unprofessional.The caption of this story is very faulty,how do you know the truth about Oganiru,s wife death?This is probably his version of what happened,or d police (whom he cld have bribed)what U ought to say is whoose version you re writing and let ur readers decide whether its d the truth or not.Ive read through the comments here,and many pple are already exonorating him simply because of ur bias.The only person who can say the truth about what happened is his dead wife and God.You must know the power you have as a blogger,so pls use it wisely.Thank you

Anonymous said...

Only God can judge whatever that is hidden. Let us watch what the futre holds for us.

Anonymous said...

Thanks doc, no surgery is simple even in the hands of the best surgeon. I have lost two family members to fibroid surgery done abroad so it isn't just the matter of where the surgery is done. For everyone reading the comments, make it a duty to acquire knowledge by simply searching what fibroid is and what it's treatments entails. It adds to u and u see the case better. The location of the fibroid is as important as the size of the fibroid. I hope this helps. As for the case, only God knows and every sinner will always be punished even thou we may not know when.

Anonymous said...

#sighs#
the truth will come out someday.

Anonymous said...

Linda you have started allowing Gbenga to post tribalistic comments on ur blog again. Please and please dont post any hateful and tribalistic comments on ur blog it wont help the blog in the long run o. Thanks for showing me the pikshore of the actor cos me as I hear the tori I no know say na him be the person before.

Mary Phil said...

On 3D too blood relative ke

Unknown said...

Linda is right.. I saw this story in the internet, that rich is in Kuje Prison. I had to call rich and we spoke, he explained everything, just as the linda said, it was mere allegation and he is not in any prison. Lets not always jump to conclusion when we see anything online. Because some people are always out to smear people. Rich has been proving to be innocent. He was in church yesterday.

Anonymous said...

That interview is so old.How come u just seeing it?

Anonymous said...

Na wao

Exclusive Interview in texas said...

I think Power of money convert human into animal & the same thing happened here. Shame on him!

Anonymous said...

Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

chuks said...

very sad.
chuks

Anonymous said...

sorry naija ladies are still blind in their quest to look for marriage and children.NOT every woman will be a mother by birth and not every woman will get married. fear of being single and culture and religion is pushing them to the world of no confident to maintain their identity.they are jumping into the wrong lives. just to make names.am linda

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