In the early hours of May 31, about 12 heavily armed
men stormed the Abuja home of Ademinokan, where
Stella Damasus and her two daughters were said to
have been living before they relocated to the United
States with Ademinokan.
According to The Nation, Ademinokan’s younger
brother, who just returned to Nigeria, and his mother
were the only persons in the house on the fateful day.
It was gathered that the attackers insisted on getting
Stella’s recent contact in the US, including her address
and phone number, without success.
The source said: “The men kept yelling at Daniel’s
brother. They were saying, ‘Your brother and his wife
think they can just open their mouths and say anything
they like about the government, abi?’”
The assailant, according to the source, didn’t take
anything item away from the house because of the
pathetic condition of Ademinokan’s mother, who is laid
up with a stroke.
Stella is known for actively speaking against domestic
violence as well as her advocacy for sanity during the
‘Child Not Bride’ campaign.
It would be recalled that, at the height of the campaign,
she released a very daring video on YouTube, calling a
particular serving Senator and his supporters
paedophiles.
A few weeks ago, after the abduction of over 200 girls
from Chibok, Stella released another video addressing
the government and accusing it of not asking for help
from foreign allies.
She is not bothered with the threats though, a few days
ago she tweeted “No form of political bullying or
intimidation will work! You can’t shut me up! I will
stand and speak the truth, regardless of your tactics. ”
As if that was not enough, she followed up with another
tweet: “That is what Nigeria is known for; you say the
truth…they try to silence you! It will not work on Stella
Damasus. I cannot be intimidated.”
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