Johnson aka African Duchess is a top Nigerian
movie producer based in the US.
And here's a piece she wrote describing how
Flavour & Emeka Morgan abandoned late MC
Loph's mother,
who is now also dead.
My name is Bianka Johnson, I reside in the
United States of America. I am from Nigeria,
a healthcare practitioner, actors-manager
and a goodwill citizen. Flavour Nabania didn't
make a tribute song "Iwe", he made a
mockery of his friend, the late McLoph.
Below is my story.
Tragedy brought us together.... That's how I
came to know Mrs. Nwaozor, affectionately
known to me as "Mama."
Back in November 2011, someone posted a
tribute video, "Iwe", by Flavor, on Facebook.
On that day I distinctly remember viewing
the video on YouTube and sobbing for over
an hour after watching this video that paid
homage to two siblings who so suddenly lost
their lives. I was simply paralyzed thinking
about the magnitude of grief one particular
mother would have to endure.
You see, Mama was the mother who lost
those two adult children on the same day,
specifically, a son, the erstwhile entertainer,
MC Loph, and a daughter, Chinwe.
All I could think to myself is that life as we
know it is so unfair. My spirit was disturbed
and something, I don't know what it was,
moved within me and I set out to find this
woman. It became my duty....my obligation,
to find her, to hug her and give her some
semblance of hope and maybe a little peace,
if she would allow me to.
So, I began to search for Mama. The first
thing I did was to call Flavor's promoter,
Igwe, who I knew was based in Houston,
Texas. I asked to speak with Flavor and he
informed me that Flavor had gone to the mall,
but he would make sure Flavor would call me
immediately he got back. At the time, Flavor
was in the United States promoting the
album he had recently released.
The next day Igwe called me and put Flavor
on the phone. I briefly introduced myself and
went straight to thank him for showing love
through his tribute song to a dear friend who
had lost his life. Shortly after that, I
expressed to him how his video moved me
to tears and how I felt compelled to find
Loph's mother. Flavor thanked me as well
and gave me a telephone number to MC
Loph's close friend in Lagos who went by the
name Obi Mgbakor.
There was absolutely no doubt in my mind
that Flavor was in contact with Mama on a
weekly, or at least, a monthly basis seeing
as the late MC Loph and Flavor were
childhood friends that grew up together.
Without hesitation, I immediately called Obi
Mgbakor in Lagos and introduced myself to
him and requested Mama's contact
information. Obi Mgbakor was guarded at
first and was reluctant to give me Mama's
number. He asked for my Facebook name so
he could check out my profile.
Without giving it a second thought, I provided
it to him and his countenance changed after
he was able to verify who I was and he even
requested my friendship on Facebook. Obi
Mgbakor gave me Mama's information and I
contacted her the next day and introduced
myself.
Mama and I spent almost an hour on the
phone the first time we spoke and she
narrated so much to me. Mama was
heartbroken and she said that she was
actually shocked Flavor was the one that
made it possible for us to start
communicating.
Mama went further to express her
disappointment over Flavor's nonchalant
attitude since the death of her son, MC Loph
and her daughter Chinwe. "Flavor has not
picked up the phone to call me since Obiajulu
passed away, yet he made a hit tribute song
on his behalf. May God be the judge," Mama
said.
Now, it must be noted that MC Loph died in
a ghastly motor accident on September 14,
2011, while traveling on the Benin/Ore
expressway to visit Mama with his pregnant
fiancé Nkiru, who survived the ordeal. The
phone conversation I had with Mama was in
November 2011, two months after MC
Loph's death and she said Flavor hadn't
called? Unbelievable!
Immediately I got off the phone with Mama I
called Obi Mgbakor to verify what she told
me. The whole thing was strange to me and I
couldn't reconcile the feelings and emotions
Flavor expressed in his tribute video with the
nonchalant attitude he had towards his best
friend's mother. Obi Mgbakor indeed
confirmed that Flavor refused to call or visit
mama after McLoph's death.
Right now, I want to set the record straight.
Since the death of Mama's son, MC Loph,
Flavor Nabania never called nor visited
Mama and he never sent a dime to her for
her upkeep.
Flavor hasn't made any effort to reach out to
Nkiru or MC Loph's infant son. Mama died
from congestive heart failure exacerbated by
heartbreak.
But for the deaths of her two adult childrenat
the same time, which took an enormous toll
on her health, it is my belief that Mama
would have lived longer.
Since her death, I have read so many untrue
stories including a statement made by MC
Loph's former manager, Emeka Morgan.
Once again, let me set the record straight:
Mr. Morgan was never responsible for
Mama's upkeep. He claimed that his record
label was sending Mama thirty thousand
naira a month. Mama never received thirty
thousand Naira monthly from the record
label and Mr Morgan never adopted MC
Loph's son nor was he responsible for the
infant's welfare as speculated by some
brainless human beings.
Mr. Morgan abandoned Mama as soon as the
media attention surrounding her son's death
died off. Mr. Morgan till date has yet to call
Nkiru, MC Loph's fiancé, to say
congratulations on the birth of Loph's son.
It is my honest belief that God brought me
close to Mama after her son's death for
reasons beyond my comprehension. I took
care of Mama until she died to the best of my
ability. Today, I am blessed to have an extra
angel watching over me.
She lost two children at the same time who
can never be replaced but before she died,
Mama gained a grandson, a beautiful
daughter in-law in Nkiru, and a daughter in
me.
Mama is gone, reunited with her children and
I know she is at peace now. Mama will be
buried on November 12, 2013. May her very
gentle soul rest in peace.
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