Tiwa Bankole, the
singer who was
allegedly stabbed
by her landlord’s
son, Tobi Obadina,
has said she thought she was
going to die.

According to her,
Tobi constantly
harasses tenants
and gets away with it.

“When he was stabbing me, I started bleeding
profusely and I thought I was going to die,” she
said.

Bankole, who spoke with our correspondent on
her hospital bed at Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos on
Thursday, said she did nothing to warrant the
attack.

“Tobi said no one could arrest him and nothing
would happen to him because his father is a
retired police officer and his stepmother, a
policewoman, he always gets away with his
misdeeds,” she said.

Bankole, who goes by the pseudonym, T Banks,
described her assailant, Tobi, as a hot-tempered
boy, who had on many occasions assaulted
tenants at their 20 Yusuf Street home.

She said she had reported the 23 year-old boy to
his father on many occasions but the landlord
always ignored her.

She said, “I’ve been living in the house since
2005 with my brothers. Although the landlord
lives in the same building with us, Tobi does not.

He was one of my younger brothers’ friend and
even used to come to our room. Some months
ago, I wanted to use the toilet but Tobi blocked
my way, threatening to beat me.

“After a brief argument, neighbours advised me
to enter my room and ignore him which I did. I reported the matter to my dad who later reported
the matter to the landlord.

“The landlord told my dad that Tobi had not been
to the house in three years and that I was lying.
The landlord even insinuated that Tobi and I were
having a relationship.

“There is no way I could have a relationship with
Tobi because I’m about 10 years older than him.

My father however advised me to stay away from
the boy. I have been avoiding him but he
continued to cause trouble in the neighbourhood,”
Bankole said.

The singer said on the day she was brutally
stabbed by Tobi, she was going to fetch water in
the compound when he accosted her and started
cursing her.

She said she ignored him but it seemed Tobi’s
attitude further infuriated him.
Bankole alleged that Tobi followed her into her
room where he stabbed her and her younger
brother, Olaniyi, repeatedly.

She said, “Tobi insulted me, saying that he was
going to get married soon while I am still a
spinster at my age. He hit me in the back and an
argument ensued. My younger brother however
pulled me back into the house but Tobi continued
to curse us. We cursed him also and this
infuriated him.

“He poured a bucket of water into our room
through the window and he later broke the
louvres. He threatened to deal with us. In the
evening, he barged into our room with a broken
tumbler and said since we had refused to come
out and face him, he would kill us.

“I was able to push him to the ground as he
attempted to stab my brother in the back. He
stabbed my brother in the hands but he (my
brother) was able to escape. As I was left alone
with Tobi, he stabbed me repeatedly in the neck,
hands and other parts of my body.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that another neighbour, Sola
Ajayi, who intervened, was also stabbed in the
process.

Tobi’s father, Ebenezer Obadina, however,
dissociated himself from the incident.
He said he had warned his son to turn a new leaf
and had done his best as a father.

According to him, he was sleeping when the
incident occurred and did not even know that Tobi
was on the premises.

“I am 76 years old and Tobi is my last child. I’ve
been advising him to change his ways but he
never listens. I had no hand in what happened
and in fact, I was the one that got him arrested
after the incident,” he said.

Tobi, it was learnt, is still being detained at
Gowon Police Division.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-stabbed-singer/

Face me i face you wahala! God have mercy.

ferhyntorlah:

Tiwa Bankole, the
singer who was
allegedly stabbed
by her landlord’s
son, Tobi Obadina,
has said she thought she was
going to die.

According to her,
Tobi constantly
harasses tenants
and gets away with it.

“When he was stabbing me, I started bleeding
profusely and I thought I was going to die,” she
said.

Bankole, who spoke with our correspondent on
her hospital bed at Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos on
Thursday, said she did nothing to warrant the
attack.

“Tobi said no one could arrest him and nothing
would happen to him because his father is a
retired police officer and his stepmother, a
policewoman, he always gets away with his
misdeeds,” she said.

Bankole, who goes by the pseudonym, T Banks,
described her assailant, Tobi, as a hot-tempered
boy, who had on many occasions assaulted
tenants at their 20 Yusuf Street home.

She said she had reported the 23 year-old boy to
his father on many occasions but the landlord
always ignored her.

She said, “I’ve been living in the house since
2005 with my brothers. Although the landlord
lives in the same building with us, Tobi does not.

He was one of my younger brothers’ friend and
even used to come to our room. Some months
ago, I wanted to use the toilet but Tobi blocked
my way, threatening to beat me.

“After a brief argument, neighbours advised me
to enter my room and ignore him which I did. I reported the matter to my dad who later reported
the matter to the landlord.

“The landlord told my dad that Tobi had not been
to the house in three years and that I was lying.
The landlord even insinuated that Tobi and I were
having a relationship.

“There is no way I could have a relationship with
Tobi because I’m about 10 years older than him.

My father however advised me to stay away from
the boy. I have been avoiding him but he
continued to cause trouble in the neighbourhood,”
Bankole said.

The singer said on the day she was brutally
stabbed by Tobi, she was going to fetch water in
the compound when he accosted her and started
cursing her.

She said she ignored him but it seemed Tobi’s
attitude further infuriated him.
Bankole alleged that Tobi followed her into her
room where he stabbed her and her younger
brother, Olaniyi, repeatedly.

She said, “Tobi insulted me, saying that he was
going to get married soon while I am still a
spinster at my age. He hit me in the back and an
argument ensued. My younger brother however
pulled me back into the house but Tobi continued
to curse us. We cursed him also and this
infuriated him.

“He poured a bucket of water into our room
through the window and he later broke the
louvres. He threatened to deal with us. In the
evening, he barged into our room with a broken
tumbler and said since we had refused to come
out and face him, he would kill us.

“I was able to push him to the ground as he
attempted to stab my brother in the back. He
stabbed my brother in the hands but he (my
brother) was able to escape. As I was left alone
with Tobi, he stabbed me repeatedly in the neck,
hands and other parts of my body.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that another neighbour, Sola
Ajayi, who intervened, was also stabbed in the
process.

Tobi’s father, Ebenezer Obadina, however,
dissociated himself from the incident.
He said he had warned his son to turn a new leaf
and had done his best as a father.

According to him, he was sleeping when the
incident occurred and did not even know that Tobi
was on the premises.

“I am 76 years old and Tobi is my last child. I’ve
been advising him to change his ways but he
never listens. I had no hand in what happened
and in fact, I was the one that got him arrested
after the incident,” he said.

Tobi, it was learnt, is still being detained at
Gowon Police Division.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-stabbed-singer/

better buy a matchet.next time aim at the neck.