Emekeme Joseph
A popular Delta hotelier, Emekeme Joseph popularly known as Semikolo, has died after he was allegedly brutalized by his two sons.
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The Chairman of Covenant Suites, a hotel chain and a church deacon, reportedly fell ill after his children assaulted him for allegedly having a side chick.
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It was gathered that his sons allegedly caught him with a side chick and demanded a million naira bribe or they’ll inform their mom who was at the time holidaying in the United States.
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The deceased refused to be blackmailed and the sons reported the incident to their mother, who then confronted him.
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The following day, the hotelier dropped by at the Coca Cola depot of the wife and when the sons saw him they chased him out of the premises.
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 According to insiders he angrily went home and seized the keys of the cars of the sons.
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Angered by the action, the sons descended on him with blows and kicks. He called the police and the boys broke the head of one of the police men.
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The boys were arrested and the father was rushed to the hospital.
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The condition of the father deteriorated quickly and he was referred to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he was fighting for his life.
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The wife quickly flew back to the country and facilitated the release of the sons from the police custody.
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She was also said to have discharged the husband against doctor’s advice and brought him home where he died.