Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - Popular Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus has disclosed that her family’s name was initially Ojukwu before the Nigerian civil war.
She said this during an interview with popular media personality, Ebuka
Obi Uchendu.
While reacting to the mistake people make with her name, ‘Damasus’, she
explained that her grandfather’s name ‘Ojukwu’ was changed during the civil war
to avoid being attacked.
The actress stated that her family’s name was assumed to be related to
the late Biafran war general, Ojukwu.
Ebuka said; ” It was interesting that so many people didn’t even
understand that your surname was not what it was. So many people were shocked
at the revelation, are you as shocked as a lot of people were?”
Stella responded; “Damasus is my granddaughter’s first name. It’s a
Greek name. My original surname was Ojukwu but that changed during the Biafran
war when my people were attacked in Asaba because they thought it was the same
Ojukwu.
“I was born into Damasus, and when I asked why, that was the reason they
gave me.”
Watch the interview below
My family’s surname, OJUKWU was changed during Biafran war – STELLA DAMASUS pic.twitter.com/Pj4wQg6F9x
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) January 15, 2025
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