BEVERLY HILLS, March 01, (THEWILL) – For Olorogun Oscar Ibru, the fact that he has been given another chance at life is more than enough to be thankful for. Not many of his friends, colleagues and fellow money bags were fortunate to have survived the Coronavirus. While some died within days of contracting the virus, others took a while longer, giving up the ghost after expending millions of their resources just to have a chance to experience good health one more time. But the scion of the Ibru dynasty got lucky.
For almost two months, the Otunba Boyejo of Ijebu battled for his life. His body got ravaged. His organs – his kidney, liver, lungs etc. collapsed. In fact, so bad was his situation that there were reports from some quarters that he had given up the ghost. But he shocked many with his comeback.
In a testimonial piece he penned, he said, “I almost died. No kidding. Covid19 is EVIL. 7 weeks and 2 days man. PNEUMONIA, KIDNEY, LIVER, COLLAPSED LUNGS, COUGH LIKE NO OTHER, FEVER… In short DEAD. Finally unconscious. No breathing whatsoever. Doctors lost hope; not your bro. I kicked that mother- fuckers, ass. But he left some serious collateral damage.
“Thank God my heart was strong from some of those things we did in dem days and at the same time being an athlete in the good old days. My heart refused to quit so here I am, home at last. My bro the shit was rough and painful as hell. I do not wish for a re-match.
“I lost over 10 direct friends in my 7 weeks of incarceration. Same hospital. The day I went in, Gbolu came out on the way to the mortuary. The day I left (on 2 feet) Kitoye (Kitty) Rhodes left but flat on his back, on the way to the morgue. Praise GOD. I must have done something right or I am about to. All I know is THANK YOU GOD. PRAISE GOD.”
He returned home to the loving hands of his wife, American born Wanda and other members of his family. Ibru controls several business interests like oil and gas, shipping, real estate etc. via the Ibru organization.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
