Wahala don burst as Mama Opral Benson, wey be 90-year-old Lagos socialite, don show for Liberia after her family no fit find her for days. Na real gbege as her kin people dey vex say person wey suppose dey for Nigeria don waka go Ghana without dem knowing! Shey you sabi say dis woman na wife of T.O.S. Benson, former Minister of Information, wey don already pass away?
As dem dey shout for Lagos, dem don raise alarms say Mama don miss since January 13, 2025, after she waka comot house go where dem no sabi. Na wetin dey worry dem now be say she dey alright but she no even sabi say she dey Liberia! Her daughter, Bimbo, don talk say she speak with Mama on January 18, around 11:18 a.m., and na so Mama dey claim sey she dey Ikoyi, Lagos.
Bimbo don show appreciation for people wey don help dem shine light on Mama movement but e no dey sweet for her belly as she dey look dat side wey Mama dey now. ‘Imagine say my mama dey for Monrovia, Liberia, and she dey tink say she dey Ikoyi. Na wetin! Dis kind thing no suppose happen,’ she talk. She don also blow whistle say Mama no fit waka enter Liberia without proper knowledge from the family, and dis one na serious disrespect to elders.
“How person go just carry Mama waka like dat? No wahala for abroad, but we dey respect our elders for Nigeria oh!” Bimbo talk as she dey urge people make dem no exploit her mama. She don drop reminder say Nigeria and Liberia dey like this for matter of respect and pride.
Na so e be – Mama don gather over 25 chieftaincy titles, with di latest na Grand Commander of di order of di Star of Africa wey President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, give her during her 90th birthday celebration last year. Na real big deal, but na only when she’s home, we sabi say wahala fit dey everywhere.
Dem don warn opportunists wey wan surround Mama say make dem no try am. Bimbo even talk Bible matter for dem, quoting Isaiah 46:4, say God get her back even as she dey grow old.
Meanwhile, di African Refugees Foundation don confirm say Mama dey Liberia by her own wish and no be say somebody carry am go there without her knowledge as dem dey talk for street. Dem also tell public to ease d tension wey dis news don cause. Dem say nobody suppose dey spread unaverified gist wey dey make people dey panic unnecessarily.
“If na true wey dey land on top Mama, everybody go just chill, wey dey believe say she dey alright. Na our culture to show respect for elders, and we go ensure she safe return back to Nigeria soon,” dem talk.
Mama Opral Benson go turn 91 on February 7, 2026, and she no be small fish for di game. An entrepreneur, fashion guru, and all that, she don do plenty work since her time. We go keep our eyes on di matter make sure sey our mama come back home safe.
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