Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju
By Akeem Atoyebi
The family of late Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju has voiced their frustration and grief over the death of the boxer.
His wife Adebusola Olanrewaju said she had married the boxer five years ago and they have two children. He described Olarewaju as a very good man, humble and straightforward. “He was a strong man. When he was alive, he moved from one place to another, trying to get people to help him with his career, but no one helped him.
“When the disgrace became too much, I told him that he should not go to anyone again, but he’s dead now, and people are posting messages about him online. What is the essence of these posts?
“When he was alive and won his first belt, I followed him, but no one posted anything about him. Now, he’s dead, and they’re posting messages. We used to follow each other, but now, my husband is gone. There was never a day we fought that we didn’t settle.
She said ” I don’t think there is any man who could be as kind as he was. If I didn’t have time for anything, he would take care of the children. When I went out and returned home, I would see that he had carried one of them and put the other on his back or neck.
“He was always trying his best for his children; he bathed them, took videos with them, and posted them. Even when some people insulted him, he didn’t care. What man would do that now? Our first child will soon start school; I don’t even know where to begin.
On his Ghana trip where he never returned from, she said “When he was going to Ghana, he told us. When he got there, they said he would have to lose to his opponent. He said he could not do that. He insisted that he was there to boost his career. When he went to Russia, he tried his best. Although he did not win, everybody saw that he tried his best.
