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Widow, late Nigerian boxer’s family clash over estate

By Daily Sports Nigeria on February 19, 2026

A bitter dispute has erupted between the widow of late Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun “Success” Olanrewaju and his family over donations and assets following his tragic death in Ghana last year, with accusations from the family hinting that the widow, Adebusola, is to blame for his demise, The PUNCH reports.

Adebusola told our correspondent that funds paid by the Ghana Boxing Authority were completely withheld from her and their two children by her late partner’s relatives.

“All the money the NBBofC helped me recover from the GBA, Segun’s family took everything,” Adebusola said.

“We didn’t get anything that would help us with our basic needs, and my parents have been the ones helping me. I can’t work a serious job since my children are still very young.”

She revealed that when Ghana paid $3,000 following the incident, $1,000 (approximately N1.5m) was taken by the family, while the children got $2,000 (approximately N3m), but with severe restrictions.

“Initially, when the accident happened, they paid $3,000 from Ghana, so $1,000 was given to the family, but the $2,000 was given to me with the condition that there will be no access to it until my children turn 18 years, which is in 16 years,” she told The PUNCH.

“I don’t understand where and how they want me to feed the children and raise them till they turn 18.”

Adebusola also alleged that the family sold her late partner’s commercial bus without giving her any proceeds.

“They sold Segun’s bus, and they did not give me any money from it,” she told The PUNCH.

However, Olanrewaju’s family has vehemently denied the allegations. Our correspondent’s attempts to reach them via calls and text messages proved abortive, but two videos posted on the boxer’s sister’s TikTok account (@queenimoleaj) presented a starkly different account.

In one video, the boxer’s mother, Mrs Agnes Olanrewaju, speaking in Yoruba, accused Adebusola of cursing her son before his fatal trip to Ghana.

“She cursed her husband after he went to Ghana. She said, ‘Segun, the way he went to Ghana and didn’t tell me, he won’t come back.’ And truly, my child did not come back,” Mrs Olanrewaju said.

“Help me beg her not to destroy the life of my family. And they should not let her kill my children.”

On the financial allegations, the mother insisted she rejected the money from Ghana, saying, “I didn’t take the $3,000 they brought. It would be sad for me to take money from my child’s death. How much is the money? It can’t become my child. Nothing they can do can become my son, that I would now say I want to take the money.”

The boxer’s sister, Anuoluwapo Olanrewaju, challenged Adebusola’s status as a wife, claiming no traditional or legal marriage took place.

“My aunty wanted to make passports for Adebusola and my brother so they can travel out of the country. Adebusola said she cannot use ‘Olanrewaju’, but her father’s surname,” Anuoluwapo said. “Secondly, we wanted to pay her bride price. Her father said we shouldn’t pay, that she’s still in university, and the family was wondering how paying her bride price would hinder her studies.

“You know that we didn’t pay your bride price, how do you want us to recognise you as a wife? We have learned people in Nigeria here. You are not married legally, so you are not a wife, you are a baby mama.”

Regarding the bus, Anuoluwapo questioned Adebusola’s claim to it.

“In one video I saw, she said we sold the bus. Who are you to make a decision for the family? You are not married legally, so you have no say on my brother’s remains. If you were friendly with the family from day one, we would give you many entitlements without paying your bride price.”

She also accused Adebusola of not loving her brother while he was alive.

“You also did tattoo after my brother died. If the love was there, you would have done it when he was alive. Someone you did not give rest of mind, and you are calling yourself Olanrewaju and saying that because we called you baby mama is why you dropped the surname. Stop lying. Stop painting the family black,” she added.

Anuoluwapo insisted the family treated Adebusola with respect.

“My younger siblings, who are older than you, don’t call you by name. We call you ‘sugar’, address you with respect because we love you, but the bad attitude in you makes you who you are, and you are out there painting my family black,” she said.

Adebusola confirmed they were not legally married, explaining, “We are not legally married yet, just living together as one family because my parents said when I finish my education, we can get married.”

She alleged the family’s treatment went beyond financial disputes.

“I had to block Anuoluwapo on TikTok because she was threatening me and insulting my dad and mum. What they did to me is very painful. They even called my children bastards. They said I’m the one who killed my husband, that they don’t want the Ghanaians to know that I’m responsible for his death. That is why they did not say it out at first. They made me suffer and cry every day,” she told The PUNCH.

“They said I had left his house before he died, which is a lie. I only went to my dad’s place to read for my JAMB exam, and before I left, I took permission from my husband, which he agreed to.”

Olanrewaju, popularly known as “Success,” collapsed in the ring during a fight with Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu on March 29, 2025, at the Trust Sports Emporium Boxing Arena in Bukoum, Accra. He was later pronounced dead at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

His remains were repatriated to Nigeria after 81 days, with the burial taking place on June 18, 2025, at Atan Cemetery, Ogun State.

The dispute leaves Olanrewaju’s two children, three-year-old Irenitemi Success and two-year-old Oluwatobiloba, caught in the crossfire between their mother and paternal family. With Adebusola unable to access the bulk of the funds donated for their upkeep until Irenitemi turns 18, the children’s immediate welfare remains uncertain as the family feud intensifies, leaving them without the financial security their father had hoped to provide through his final fight in Ghana.

Source Punch Ng

Posted February 19, 2026