Widow Cries Out Over Alleged Forgery, Asset Diversion In Late Husband’s Estate
A Canada – based Nigerian widow, Mrs. Mariam Omotolani Adebambi, has raised serious allegations of forgery, exclusion, and financial impropriety in the administration of her late husband’s estate, urging the Nigeria Police to investigate what she describes as a calculated effort to sideline her and manipulate legal processes.
Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigations Department ( FCID)Annex,Alagbon Lagos already investigated the matter and after a forensic investigation charged the matter to court ,earlier in 2026
The matter ,between the Inspector General of Police against Olaitan Awobeku and Olabiyi Ademola was due for arraignment of the accused persons ,when the FCID headquarters ,Abuja ordered for a review of the case ,following a fresh petition from one of the accused persons .
The police ,while charging the matter to court on a five- count charges ,accused the defendants and others now at large of ” sometimes on or about 24th day of October 2025 at Lagos State ,within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did forge the signature of Mrs Omotolani Adebambi and Mrs Olushola Mariam Adebambi and thereby committed and offence “.
Prior to the matter being charged to court , in a detailed petition, Mrs. Adebambi accused a legal practitioner, Olabiyi Ademola, of forging her signature and that of her husband’s first daughter, Olushola Maria Adebambi, in documents filed at the Probate Registry in Ikeja, Lagos, in connection with the application for Letters of Administration over the estate of the late Olusegun Michael Adebambi.
The widow, who said she married the deceased in 1999 at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry, explained that her husband died on March 1, 2020, after a prolonged illness.
Prior to his death, he had sold two properties in the United Kingdom, with proceeds reportedly kept in his foreign bank account.
Beyond the financial concerns, Mrs. Adebambi’s petition focuses heavily on what she claims is a disturbing pattern of legal manipulation.
According to her, Mr. Ademola, acting on the instructions of the deceased’s second and third children, initially applied for Letters of Administration without including her and the first daughter: both of whom are legally recognized beneficiaries.
Although a caveat was entered in 2022 through her counsel, Mr. Olaitan Awobeku, and a subsequent settlement reportedly acknowledged her and the first daughter as necessary parties, the widow alleged that the process took a troubling turn thereafter.
She claimed that after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the parties, Mr. Ademola proceeded with further legal steps without notifying her or her counsel.
She insisted that no additional documents relating to the Letters of Administration were presented to her or the first daughter for review or signature.
Her shock, she said, deepened when officials allegedly sealed off a property located at 24 Agbado Station Road, Ojokoro, Lagos, one she claimed to have jointly owned with her late husband and later sold in March 2024.
The sealing of the property, reportedly enforced by court officials and members of a local group, was said to have been initiated by the same lawyer.
Upon conducting a legal search through another law firm, Mrs. Adebambi said she discovered that her name and that of the first daughter had been listed as applicants in a court suit without their knowledge or consent. She described the development as both shocking and unlawful.
More critically, she alleged that her signature and that of the first daughter were forged on multiple pages of probate documents.
To support this claim, she said a forensic analysis was conducted by the police, with a report dated December 31, 2025, confirming that the signatures were not genuine.
“We never signed any documents apart from the Memorandum of Understanding,” she maintained, stressing that the alleged forgery was used to obtain court orders and advance the administration process without their participation.
Mrs. Adebambi further argued that the disputed property at Agbado Station Road was never included in the application for Letters of Administration, raising questions about the legal basis for actions taken concerning it.
She noted that the buyer of the property, who has already developed it into a supermarket and plans to employ about 120 ( one hundred and twenty ) staff, is now facing uncertainty due to the ongoing dispute.
In an attempt to resolve the matter amicably, she revealed that the buyer had even offered to pay N100 million to the estate, but alleged that the offer had been frustrated by the actions of the lawyer in question.
Describing the situation as both distressing and unjust, the widow emphasized the financial and emotional burden she has borne since her husband’s illness and death, including caring for his aged mother.
She has now called on relevant authorities, including law enforcement agencies, to thoroughly investigate the allegations of forgery and ensure that justice is served.
“I urge that this matter be properly investigated so that justice can be seen to be manifestly done,” she said.
Mr Olabiyi Ademola ,while reacting to the allegation ,insisting that the matter is still a subject of investigation by the police
The image maker in charge of the FCID ,Funmi Eguaoje confirmed that the FCID headquarters is still investigating the matter .
She said ” I am aware of the case .We are investigating the matter already “
