Ojukwu, the man who ordered my father’s execution was his friend –Prof Omigbodun, daughter of Col. Banjo

Olayinka Omigbodun is the immediate-past Head of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and an honorary consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. The pioneering director at the university’s Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, which started with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, tells ALEXANDER OKERE about motivation, career and family

For how long have you been a professor and how would you describe your experience as an academic?

I became a professor on October 1, 2008; that was 11 years ago. I actually qualified as a psychiatrist in 1991 but the university would not give me a job. Fortunately, my husband got a fellowship position in the United States in 1993, so I travelled to the US with the family. I did not take up an academic position with the university until I returned in 1997. It has been very eventful since I started working at the University of Ibadan. I started my career in child and adolescent psychiatry in 1986 as a resident under the tutelage of (the late) Prof Michael Oludare Olatawura and did part of my residency in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

Were you educated in Nigeria?

I started nursery school in Lagos at the Adrao International School, Victoria Island, Lagos. I was living with my parents at that time in Lagos. My father was in the army at the time and my mother was a housewife. My mother was a Sierra Leonean and my father was a Nigerian. We left for Sierra Leone a day before the civil war broke out. In Sierra Leone, I attended the Holy Rosary Primary School, Kenema, about 300 miles from Freetown. I was there for two years before we moved to Freetown, where I attended St. Anne’s Primary School for one year. When the war ended in 1970, we returned with my mum to Nigeria and I attended the Staff School, University of Ibadan.

I spent three years at the school before I moved to St. Louis Grammar School, Mokola, Ibadan. Then I had my advanced levels for two years at the International School, University of Ibadan, and gained admission to UI through direct entry to study Medicine and Surgery in 1980. In 1990, one of my senior professors, Olabisi Odejide, asked me whether I would like to have some exposure abroad; that was when I moved to England. I lived in Lancaster and worked at the Lancaster Moor Hospital. I was also at the Queen’s Park Hospital, in Blackburn. I obtained a diploma in Psychiatry from the Victorian University of Manchester in 1992. While I was in the UK, I flew into Nigeria for my final fellowship examinations in the West African College of Physicians in the Faculty of Psychiatry and the National Postgraduate College of Medicine in Psychiatry in 1991. By 1993, I was in the US at the Department of Family Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, training and working as a family and relationship therapist. I also did some research in the Bipolar Disorders Unit. I must say that having training exposure on three continents really enriched me.


Was it a personal decision to study Psychiatry?

Yes. When I got to medical school, I thought I would do paediatrics. However, on the first day of my rotation at the paediatrics ward, I decided that I could not do it anymore because seeing sick children was too traumatic for me and I didn’t think I would be able to handle them. So, I took my mind of that specialty until I got to the Psychiatry rotation; it was wonderful. I was fascinated by patients who had mental health conditions; some of them heard the voices of people they could not see while some were very depressed. I remember meeting a man who was partially paralysed because he had fallen from a three-storey building when he was depressed and had attempted suicide.


I met interesting patients with different stories. I also found that in psychiatry, we don’t just deal with a part of the body but with the whole patient, with their family and community and work; in psychiatry, we learned to carry out holistic assessments of patients and their families and I found this very interesting. It was in-depth work.

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It’s so unfortunate that the same people that calls one a betrayer are the real betrayers

The 1966 coup and 1990 coup are the only the bloodiest coup in history of Nigeria

Led by kaduna nzeogwu 1966 and orkar 1990

Now make we fry Semo?

helinues:
Now make we fry Semo?

Nop just to show the real traitors

Osagyefo98:
Ojukwu did the right thing by killing the traitor.


Someone he saved and released from prison and sent home arrived Ore and feels he is at home to backstab his benefactor.

Banjo is a dirty betrayal.

Ojukwu made his greatest mistake here, he would have allowed banjo rot in prison the way hausa fulani government then wanted it to be.


Banjo is a backstabber, betrayal and a traitor.

His daughter should just shut up..

You can’t change the hand of the clock

Ojukwu is a traitor

So are his descendants

Nigeria would have been better if there was no 1966 Coup or if the Coup was not bloody. Why did we kill ourselves? Power can change hands without blood. Buhari became Head of State without shedding blood. I'm not IBB fan but his Coup was bloodless and I commend him for not killing GMB and Idiagbon. I must confess, we were celebrating my sister's birthday in April 1990 when we heard of Orka's Coup, the jubilation became double, and people were trooping in with emergency gifts for her..... But shortly after we heard about the killing of IBB ADC and others and the guy started dividing the country on radio, people were sad. Why killing others to get power? 90% of bloody coups in Nigeria failed!!!

We can play politics of power without shedding blood, those who introduced blood to our politics will account for their wickedness on the day of judgment!

sarrki:
It’s so unfortunate that the same people that calls one a betrayer are the real betrayers

The 1966 coup and 1990 coup are the only the bloodiest coup in history of Nigeria

Led by kaduna nzeogwu 1966 and orkar 1990

Banjo is a dirty betrayal and a traitor.

The woman talking wasn't there and too young by them to know how dirty her father was.

I have told people that if you think you can poke your benefactors without consequences, then the person is a joke.

Awolowo tried it , he died regretting his deeds.

Today you can't call awolowo without adding rat poison...he set a bad precedence for the future generations.

sarrki:


Nop just to show the real traitors

Broda, all this Na one side of the story

The guy above me with his obsessions with Awolowo sha... Smiles

Osagyefo98:



Banjo is a dirty betrayal and a traitor.

The woman talking wasn't there and too young by them to know how dirty her father was.

I have told people that if you think you can poke your benefactors without consequences, then the person is a joke.

Awolowo tried it , he died regretting his deeds.

Today you can't call awolowo without adding rat poison...he set a bad precedence for the future generations.

You are a comedian

So are there when everything happens

Someone is giving first hand information you said it’s wrong

The truth is you guys should go and do soul searching

I:E

IMF reports that we are in recession you guys believes

Same imf said we are out of recession you said imf doesn’t know what they are doing

You Only believe what you have been wired to believe

Ok oooo

sarrki:


You can’t change the hand of the clock

Ojukwu is a traitor

So are his descendants

Nigeria would have been better if there was no 1966 Coup or if the Coup was not bloody. Why did we kill ourselves? Power can change hands without blood. Buhari became Head of State without shedding blood. I'm not IBB fan but his Coup was bloodless and I commend him for not killing GMB and Idiagbon. I must confess, we were celebrating my sister's birthday in April 1990 when we heard of Orka's Coup, the jubilation became double, and people were trooping in with emergency gifts for her..... But shortly after we heard about the killing of IBB ADC and others and the guy started dividing the country on radio, people were sad. Why killing others to get power? 90% of bloody coups in Nigeria failed!!!

We can play politics of power without shedding blood, those who introduced blood to our politics will account for their wickedness on the day of judgment!

I can't use the account of 2 year old child of banjo now a professor who doesn't know what actually happened as a parameter to real facts.

She is just been emotional.


But the great General Ojukwu has to do the right thing to restore sanity about to be eroded by Victor Banjo.


Without Ojukwu banjo would have died in prison and his chapter closed.


Banjo was a bad influence to his lineage same way Naira marley is currently constituting nuisance to cyber space.

#Ojukwu learnt his lesson never to trust someone from that side of divide.

Two persons he saved from prison are those who aligned with the enemies to hit him.


Very unfortunate.

Osagyefo98:



Banjo is a dirty betrayal and a traitor.

The woman talking wasn't there and too young by them to know how dirty her father was.

I have told people that if you think you can poke your benefactors without consequences, then the person is a joke.

Awolowo tried it , he died regretting his deeds.

Today you can't call awolowo without adding rat poison...he set a bad precedence for the future generations.

The awolowo you called gave the south west free education, free healthcare among goodies we received from him we thanked him

He did not allow his people to be massacred because of pride , ego and chest beating

Till tomorrow Ojukwu descendants are full of hatred and bitterness

Osagyefo98:


I can't use the account of 2 year old child of banjo now a professor who doesn't know what actually happened as a parameter to real facts.

She is just been emotional.


But the great General Ojukwu has to do the right thing to restore about to be eroded by Victor Banjo.


Without Ojukwu banjo would have died in prison and his chapter closed.


Banjo was a bad influence to his lineage same way Naira marley is currently constituting nuisance to cyber space.

#Ojukwu learnt his lesson never to trust someone from that side of divide.

Two persons he saved from prison are those who aligned with the enemies to hit him.


Very unfortunate.

Ojukwu from the history we know and as it stands today was arrogant,self centered and a bigot that was so obsessed with power

sarrki:


You are a comedian

So are there when everything happens

Someone is giving first hand information you said it’s wrong

The truth is you guys should go and do soul searching

I:E

IMF reports that we are in recession you guys believes

Same imf said we are out of recession you said imf doesn’t know what they are doing

You Only believe what you have been wired to believe

The woman first hand information is riddled with lies and fabrications.

How can a 2 year old child or even not up by then give a first hand info.

What does she know by then? She only said he received letters which we all know are just doctored to real situations of things.

The woman should face her academic life and allow her father rest in peace which I doubt Banjo has found peace even to this day in hell.

Banjo was never a good man but a snake.

Osagyefo98:


The woman first hand information is riddled with lies and fabrications.

How can a 2 year old child or even not up by then give a first hand info.

What does she know by then? She only said he received letters which we all know are just doctored to real situations of things.

The woman should face her academic life and allow her father rest in peace which I doubt Banjo has found peace even to this day in hell.

Banjo was never a good man but a snake.

Ojukwu said he wants Biafra

What was he looking for in ore towards Lagos?

Ojukwu and the 1966 coupist are the real traitors

sarrki:


The awolowo you called gave the south west free education, free healthcare among goodies we received from him we thanked him

He did not allow his people to be massacred because of pride , ego and chest beating

Till tomorrow his descendants are full of hatred and bitterness

He gave you guys free education that is free of knowledge...very shameful.


You need to be suspicious of such system that gives such free Education.

Osagyefo98:


He gave you guys free education that is free of knowledge...very shameful.


You need to be suspicious of such system that gives such free Education.

Better than breeding hatred which Ojukwu handed over to you guys

sarrki:


Ojukwu from the history we know and as it stands today was arrogant,self centered and a bigot that was so obsessed with power

History you know that is not thought is school.

Where did you learn such?

Is it also from Awolowo's free Education program?

Osagyefo98:



History you know that is not thought is school.

Where did you learn such?

Is it also from Awolowo's free Education program?

How old are you?

When was history removed from our school curriculum?

Please find out

You can run but can’t hide

sarrki:



Ojukwu said he wants Biafra

What was he looking for in ore towards Lagos?

Ojukwu and the 1966 coupist are the real traitors

Ask yourself why Banjo wanted to come out of prison and go home,?? If not to work on intelligence of Ojukwu to stage a coup.



That's the real question

sarrki:
It’s so unfortunate that the same people that calls one a betrayer are the real betrayers

The 1966 coup and 1990 coup are the only the bloodiest coup in history of Nigeria

Led by kaduna nzeogwu 1966 and orkar 1990

Led by Niger Deltan Nzeogwu and Middle Beltan Orka.Take note.

Ojiofor:


Led by Niger Deltan Nzeogwu and Middle Beltan Orka.Take note.

Pa ojiofor ,

With due respect sire

The are south easterners

Nzeogwu and orkar are ibo names sir

sarrki:



Better than breeding hatred which Ojukwu handed over to you guys

That's the imaginary curriculum that you guys where thought in school under awolowo free Education ie hatred.


It seems the scheme of free education is centered on fabrications and campaign of calumny all titled hatred..


I reject such free Education.

Osagyefo98:


Ask yourself why Banjo wanted to come out of prison and go home,?? If not to work on intelligence of Ojukwu to stage a coup.



That's the real question

Why did Ojukwu faced the south west?

Why is he fighting towards ore

He has a ulterior motives he was nip in the bud

Osagyefo98:



That's the imaginary curriculum that you guys where thought in school under awolowo free Education ie hatred.


It seems the scheme of free education is centered on fabrications and campaign of calumny all titled hatred..


I reject such free Education.

Ojukwu betrayed all that trust in him

sarrki:


How old are you?

When was history removed from our school curriculum?

Please find out

You can run but can’t hide

A sound mind needs to be suspicious of any institution set up by awolowo or named after him.

Nothing exist in such settings except lies, deceit and all sorts of evil vices dished out to unsuspecting students to gain relevance.


I might as well add that introduction of tribal politics was part of his early free education scheme.

sarrki:


You can’t change the hand of the clock

Ojukwu is a traitor

So are his descendants

Nigeria would have been better if there was no 1966 Coup or if the Coup was not bloody. Why did we kill ourselves? Power can change hands without blood. Buhari became Head of State without shedding blood. I'm not IBB fan but his Coup was bloodless and I commend him for not killing GMB and Idiagbon. I must confess, we were celebrating my sister's birthday in April 1990 when we heard of Orka's Coup, the jubilation became double, and people were trooping in with emergency gifts for her..... But shortly after we heard about the killing of IBB ADC and others and the guy started dividing the country on radio, people were sad. Why killing others to get power? 90% of bloody coups in Nigeria failed!!!

We can play politics of power without shedding blood, those who introduced blood to our politics will account for their wickedness on the day of judgment!

Sarrki, so all those previous gbagauns were deliberate.

I don catch you today.

My warmest regards to your brother His Royal Majesty, Musiwa, the King of England.

omenka:
Sarrki, so all those previous gbagauns were deliberate.

I don catch you today.

My warmest regards to your brother His Royal Majesty, Musiwa, the King of England.

My able leader I greet you with all honor

sarrki:



Why did Ojukwu faced the south west?

Why is he fighting towards ore

He has a ulterior motives he was nip in the bud

Such documentary and thought only exist in minds of mischief makers.

What was banjo initial agreement and fealty to Ojukwu?

These are highlights that shouldn't be neglected.

The person with devilish ulterior motive remains Banjo.

sarrki:



Ojukwu betrayed all that trust in him

Maybe by back stabbing him and sabotaging his efforts, he should lick their asses.

Sanity is given by God not taken by force.

sarrki:


Pa ojiofor ,

With due respect sire

The are south easterners

Nzeogwu and orkar are ibo names sir

Baba Sarrki I dey hail you o.
Their names sound Igbo but they are not from South East abeg take note.
Igbos are not murderers.