Obi Cubana Reveals People Accused Him of Using His Wife for Money Rituals During Her Illness

Nigerian socialite and businessman Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has opened up about a difficult period in his life when some people accused him of using his wife for money rituals after she developed a strange illness. During an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Cubana shared the emotional ordeal, explaining that his wife fell ill shortly after giving birth on Valentine’s Day. Despite the challenging circumstances, his wife assured him that she would recover and take care of their baby.

Recalling the incident, Cubana said, “Someone called me and said, ‘See what they are hearing—that I went to use my wife for juju,’ and it was my friend. So, the person taking care of the brain is not the same person taking care of the… so they were just different people.” He continued, “A professor told me, ‘Obi, your wife will not die, but I’m sorry, she will not be able to walk again and give birth again.’ Tears! My wife held me; she said, ‘Don’t worry, don’t mind them, let’s go.’ That night, I cried throughout, and she said, ‘Obi, I will walk on my feet again, and I will train this baby.’” Cubana also addressed the extravagant burial ceremony he organized for his late mother in 2021, revealing that his family has a history of not living beyond the age of 80. He explained that his father, grandfather, and uncle all passed away before reaching 80, and he had hoped his mother would break that pattern.

“In my family, I am saying it for the first time: nobody has lived up to 80. My father died at 66, my father’s brother died at 75, my grandfather died at 78, and I told my mum, ‘You will break this.’ I promised her that for the burial I would throw for her, nobody would break, and we started saving up for that.” Tragically, Cubana’s mother passed away at the age of 78, just short of the milestone.