{"id":160660,"date":"2022-03-12T05:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T04:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=160660"},"modified":"2022-03-12T05:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T04:49:11","slug":"update-father-of-briton-tracing-nigerian-roots-died-1981-after-car-accident-investigation-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/12\/update-father-of-briton-tracing-nigerian-roots-died-1981-after-car-accident-investigation-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Father of Briton tracing Nigerian roots died 1981 after car accident, investigation reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The search for the father of 68-year-old mixed-race Briton, Paul Bolton, believed to be a Yoruba man, who he has never met, has turned out to be successful as investigation reveals that his father, Olufemi Odeinde, passed on in 1981, PUNCH reports.<\/p>\n

WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Bolton, while searching for his father<\/a>, said his British mum\u2019s family opposed her relationship with a Yoruba architecture student in 1954. A relationship, which he\u2019s a product of. It didn’t help that Bolton didn\u2019t have any photograph of his father.<\/p>\n

Below are findings as discovered\u00a0 by the PUNCH reporter, who\u00a0 worked on the search for Bolton’s father.<\/p>\n

Unveiling Bolton\u2019s father<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within 24 hours, at least five persons contacted our correspondent either by phone or social media to say they might have an idea of who Bolton\u2019s father was or be able to help him.<\/p>\n

While this feedback was heart-warming, the reporter, however, knew he had the responsibility to be sure of these persons\u2019 claims in order not to unleash mere opportunists or exploiter on Bolton and compound his trouble rather than bring a solution.<\/p>\n

Of the five persons who made offers of help, four proved quite useful.<\/p>\n

The fifth was, indeed, a report of a false claim by a third party purporting to have identified Bolton\u2019s father and had already \u201clinked up the family with the journalist that conducted the interview with Mr Bolton.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Of the four useful offers of help, the first came from an architect based in Ibadan.<\/p>\n

The architect, who elected to remain anonymous, sent a message to the reporter hours after the interview was published to say that he was moved by Bolton\u2019s story and he felt compelled to assist, particularly as Bolton believes that his father is\/was an architect.<\/p>\n

He added that the Nigeria Institute of Architects had also seen the interview and was looking into its records to see if it would find \u201cFemi Odiendie\/Odeiwde\u201d or any name close to it. This architect felt positive that Bolton\u2019s father\u2019s identity would be unravelled if he was indeed an architect, as the Briton was told.<\/p>\n

The following day, the Public Relations Officer of the NIA, Mr Chris Uloko, also got in touch with the reporter to confirm that the institute was checking its register.<\/p>\n

The PUNCH reporter thanked the NIA for joining in the search, assuring them that Bolton would be grateful.<\/p>\n

While awaiting the outcome of the NIA\u2019s check, the third offer of help came from Lanre Amao, who sent the reporter a friend\u2019s request on LinkedIn and subsequently a message, partly reading: \u201cI believe I know who his (Bolton\u2019s) father is, so if he is still looking I\u2019d be happy to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Treading with caution, the reporter replied that the search for Bolton\u2019s father was still on and that \u201cI am sure he will be happy if you can help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amao dropped his email address and mobile phone number, which showed that he was outside Nigeria. He urged that the email address and the phone number be passed onto Bolton to get in touch with him.<\/p>\n

The reporter relayed his message to Bolton.<\/p>\n

Later on the same day, the reporter received a message also on LinkedIn from a woman, who wrote: \u201c\u2026 read an interview you did with a Paul Bolton. Turns out he\u2019s actually an Uncle of mine from the Odeinde family. He\u2019s my Mum\u2019s long lost cousin!\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s profile indicates she is an accomplished, award-winning journalist, who had had a stint with the BBC and other notable international media organisations.<\/p>\n

Replying her, the reporter, still cautious, wrote: \u201cIf he\u2019s your uncle, I suppose his father is your mom\u2019s father too or he\u2019s your mom\u2019s half-brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the woman said, \u201cNo, his father was my Mum\u2019s uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went further to say, \u201cMy uncle, Yemi Odeinde (his (Bolton\u2019s) brother), passed away last year. He was an architect as mentioned. My aunty, Oyinkan, is Paul\u2019s sister.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman asked if the reporter would be \u201cable to connect my family with him (Bolton)\u201d but our wary correspondent needed to be sure of the authenticity of this woman\u2019s claim. That the woman described Bolton as \u201can Uncle of mine from the Odeinde family,\u201d and then said, \u201cHis (Bolton\u2019s) father was my Mum\u2019s uncle,\u201d looked somewhat hazy. The reporter promised to do his findings and get back to the woman.<\/p>\n

However, the first hint that the surname of the father that Bolton was looking for is \u2018Odeinde\u2019 \u2013 which is meaningful \u2013 as opposed to Odiendie\/Odeiwde, which he was told, came from this woman.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to independently verify the woman\u2019s claim, The reporter sought information on Yemi Odeinde, mentioned by the woman and who seemed to be \u2018Oluyemi Odiende\u2019 that Bolton said he found on Facebook.<\/p>\n

A search on Facebook turned up Oluyemi Odeinde, an architect.<\/p>\n

Bolton had suggested that \u201cOluyemi Odiende may have died last year,\u201d and this woman said, \u201cMy uncle, Yemi Odeinde (his (Bolton\u2019s) brother), passed away last year,\u201d but there was nothing on Oluyemi Odeinde\u2019s Facebook page to suggest that he was dead.<\/p>\n

Noticeably, with only five photos posted and no messages at all, coupled with the fact that he didn\u2019t respond to birthday wishes, he might not have been an active Facebook user \u2013 which would be why he might have missed the message sent to him by Bolton in 1995.<\/p>\n

The reporter scanned through Oluyemi\u2019s friends\u2019 list hoping to see the woman\u2019s name, but it didn\u2019t seem to be there. Our correspondent also did not see any other Odeinde on the list.<\/p>\n

In the midst of all these, the most assured or risk-free lead seemed to be the Nigeria Institute of Architects.<\/p>\n

So, on Tuesday morning the reporter went back to the NIA to ask if they had found in their record \u201cFemi Odiendie\/Odeiwde\u201d or any name close to it.<\/p>\n

The NIA PRO, Uloko, said a look through the NIA Official Gazette of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, containing the Register of Architects licensed to practise in Nigeria, turned up a name, ODEINDE, Olufemi Abayomi, Registered No. F\/27 or being the 27th registered architect in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

On request, Uloko obliged the reporter with a scanned copy of the portion of the register where ODEINDE, Olufemi Abayomi appeared.<\/p>\n

In the register, Odeinde\u2019s address was given as Ministry of Works and Transport, Ibadan.<\/p>\n

There was an indication that this was the father that Bolton had been searching for \u2013 \u2018Odeinde\u2019 was common to the accounts of both the woman from Linkedln and the NIA.<\/p>\n

The father\u2019s first name, Femi, which Bolton was given, is the shortened form of Olufemi, found in the register. And the surname, Odeinde, must have been misspelt as Odiendie or Odeiwde, from the source where Bolton got his information.<\/p>\n

Olufemi Odeinde is dead<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uloko told our correspondent that the man, Olufemi Odeinde, from the institute\u2019s information, died long ago, precisely 1981.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe information on the man is very scanty because he died 41 years ago,\u201d the NIA PRO told the reporter.<\/p>\n

He said the institute could not lay its hands on Odeinde\u2019s photograph.<\/p>\n

That Odeinde died in 1981 was corroborated, without prompting, by Amao, who earlier contacted the reporter from outside Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In a chat with the reporter late Tuesday afternoon, Amao, who gave his age as 57, wrote: \u201cHis (Bolton\u2019s) father died in 1981 around the age of 50. He was my father\u2019s friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cHis father\u2019s house is two streets away from ours in Bodija Estate. He was a very successful architect but died tragically after he sustained injuries in a car accident<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Bolton) is very close to knowing where he comes from,\u201d Amao added, after telling the reporter he knew Odeinde\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

But before speaking with Amao late Tuesday afternoon, following the conversation with Uloko in the morning, the reporter had gone in search of Odeinde\u2019s descendants.<\/p>\n

If Olufemi Odeinde was dead, the next step was to look for his children, who would be Bolton\u2019s half-siblings.<\/p>\n

But Uloko said he could not tell which town or state in Nigeria Odeinde hailed from.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe may be from Ekiti (State),\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

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Bolton’s dad with half-brother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Ibadan-based architect, who made the first offer of help, told the reporter he remembered that during his days as an architecture student many years ago, while searching for an architect\u2019s office to do his internship, he used to see the signpost of the office of one Architect Odeinde in the Dugbe area of Ibadan.<\/p>\n

He said he was willing to lead the reporter in search of the place, perhaps there might be someone who could point the direction to where Odeinde\u2019s family might be.<\/p>\n

He eventually led the reporter to the popular Basorun MKO Abiola House, a storey building, in the Queen\u2019s Cinema area of Ibadan, stating that Olufemi Odeinde had his office in the building back in the day.<\/p>\n

The architect said, \u201cI used to come here when I was a student. We, architecture students, used to search around for an office to do our industrial attachment and his office was in this building.\u201d<\/p>\n

The building, which was used in the recent past as the Ibadan office of the late MKO Abiola\u2019s defunct Concord newspapers, had new tenants who did not know the late Architect Odeinde.<\/p>\n

However, an old security man, Sikiru, popularly known in the area as Chairman, who should be well in his 70s, said he remembered Odeinde, adding that the late architect was popular back then.<\/p>\n

Sikiru pointed out to the reporter the particular spot where the signpost to Odeinde\u2019s office was affixed to the wall on the storey building.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Odeinde) left here many years ago. I met him when I came here but he left not quite long after that. I think he should be from Osun State but I am not sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not know where he lived because everybody just met at the office and I had no cause to visit him at home,\u201d the old man said.<\/p>\n

A shop owner close to the building also told our correspondent that he knew Odeinde but he did not know his relatives.<\/p>\n

The shop owner said the caretaker of the building, Laja Soaga, who would have been able to give more information about Odeinde, also died about eight years ago.<\/p>\n

The architect, who led the reporter to the building, said he was glad there were still people around who could corroborate his account.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI am happy that we found some persons who corroborated my claims. We are being careful because some persons may want to defraud the man searching for his dad, having known he is based in the UK. But with what we have seen and heard now, it won\u2019t be long before the man will connect with his family here in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Search for Odeinde\u2019s family continues<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reporter remembered that the woman from LinkedIn on Monday had indicated that Oluyemi Odeinde found on Facebook was the late Olufemi Odeinde\u2019s son and was indeed Bolton\u2019s half-brother.<\/p>\n

Since this Oluyemi Odeinde was also an architect, our correspondent decided to ask the NIA for information on him.<\/p>\n

During the Tuesday morning conversation with the reporter, the NIA PRO immediately told our correspondent that Oluyemi Odeinde was an architect and it had been established that he was a son of the late Olufemi Odeinde, confirming the claim by the woman from LinkedIn.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Olufemi Odeinde) had a son that was an architect. His son revived his firm and tried to run it but that one too died last year. His name is Oluyemi,\u201d Uloko said, piecing together the pieces of the puzzle.<\/p>\n

With Oluyemi Odeinde dead, the next thing was to search for Olufemi Odeinde\u2019s other children.<\/p>\n

Another approach was to search for Oluyemi Odeinde\u2019s children, to whom Bolton would be an uncle.<\/p>\n

Another architect, who said he once interned with Oluyemi Odeinde, gave his home address, which was also his office at some point, as somewhere on Talabi Street, Ikeja, Lagos.<\/p>\n

In the hope that Oluyemi\u2019s children might be found, the reporter went in search of the house.<\/p>\n

It was not difficult to locate the bungalow painted ochre-yellow with red gates. The gate was locked and repeated ringing of the old doorbells, which might not be working, did not yield any response. A mallam found in the front of the house encouraged the reporter to knock on the gate, since there was no phone number to call. The mallam said a lady that our correspondent could have talked to went out shortly before the reporter\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

After waiting for over one hour, the reporter eventually left. Further investigation would later show that Oluyemi Odeinde\u2019s family was not in the house, said to have been let out to some tenants.<\/p>\n

Uloko told the reporter, \u201cIt appears they moved back to Ekiti or Ibadan. I hear they have a family house in one of those towns but nobody knows where exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n

He suggested that the reporter go in search of an old architect, Theo Lawson, with whom Oluyemi Odeinde formed a partnership at some point.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know where Freedom Park is? At Tafawa Balewa Square (Lagos Island). The architect in charge of Freedom Park, Architect Theo Lawson, the MD of Freedom Park, was also Odeinde\u2019s partner, I mean Oluyemi Odeinde that died last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was his business partner; they had a partnership called Lawson-Odeinde Partnership. He (Lawson) used to be my boss, I worked with him some years back in the 90s but right now, I don\u2019t have his number. If you can get him, he will be able to give you so much more first-hand information about the son.\u201d<\/p>\n

But as providence would have it, the reporter laid hands on the programme booklet of Oluyemi Odeinde\u2019s funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Half-brother\u2019s obituary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The booklet, featuring Oluyemi\u2019s biography and a tributes section, proved to be a gold mine of information on Odeinde family. It contains many answers that Bolton had been seeking for 29 years about his Nigerian roots.<\/p>\n

The booklet revealed that Oluyemi Odeinde was born on March 25, 1960, and died March 18, 2021, just seven days to his 61st birthday.<\/p>\n

It showed that Oluyemi was younger than his unknown half-brother, Bolton, by six years.<\/p>\n

Oluyemi\u2019s funeral took place on Victoria Island, Lagos with the church service presided over by popular Pastor Ituah Ighodalo. His remains were interred at Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi.<\/p>\n

Oluyemi\u2019s biography revealed his mother\u2019s name as Tinuade Olabisi Odeinde (nee Amao), described as the first indigenous Librarian of Nigeria\u2019s premier university, University of Ibadan.<\/p>\n

The biography revealed that Oluyemi has a younger sister named Oyinkan Odeinde Hallgreen.<\/p>\n

The name Oyinkan immediately rang a bell with the reporter. It was first mentioned by the woman from Linkedln, who said: \u201cMy uncle, Yemi Odeinde (his (Bolton\u2019s) brother) passed away last year. He was an architect as mentioned. My aunty Oyinkan is Paul\u2019s sister.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oyinkan herself, in a tribute penned in her late brother\u2019s honour, revealed that she was younger than Oluyemi by \u201cfive years and five days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The way the dots began to quickly connect was nothing but cheering.<\/p>\n

As promised, our correspondent reverted to the woman on Linkedln to say her narration was found to be true. The funeral programme booklet was shared with her.<\/p>\n

In response, she said, \u201cThank you. Yes, this is correct. Interestingly, I read Uncle Yemi\u2019s biography at his funeral last year. I will reach out to my mum and the rest of the Odeinde family tomorrow re the best way to proceed (sic).\u201d<\/p>\n

That Olufemi Odeinde died in 1981 was further established by a line in Oluyemi\u2019s biography, stating: \u201cIn 1981, right in the middle of his (Oluyemi\u2019s) programme, his father passed away due to injuries sustained in a motor accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The family tree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oluyemi married Susan Dada. \u201cTheir union birthed their beloved, beautiful daughter, Omotara, who is currently a Senior Policy Advisor in England.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter many years, Yemi took another dip into fatherhood, and with Kemi Adefolu, became the parents of a wonderful set of twins, Ibidunni and Idunnu.<\/p>\n

\u201cYemi was incredibly happy when he was in the company of his children and his niece, Oyinkan\u2019s daughter, Timayo,\u201d the biography revealed.<\/p>\n

Olufemi Odeinde \u2013 an amiable father with \u2018high-class\u2019 home<\/strong><\/p>\n

In her tribute to Oluyemi, Oyinkan offered a peek into the man Olufemi Odeinde \u2013 the father that Bolton never saw \u2013 and their home.<\/p>\n

Recounting an experience when they went to a party in Ibadan and returned home late, Oyinkan said, \u201cDad wouldn\u2019t let us back into the house before giving us a lecture (in the middle of the night) \u2013 him inside the house, you (Oluyemi) and I standing outside waiting to be let in, being asked if all our watches had the same time, ending with a threat to cut our holidays short and send us back to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs punishment, Dad wanted you to wash all the clothes in the house (by hand) the following day, and I was to iron them, or was it the other way round? Thankfully, he did not carry out the threat (it would have been uncharacteristic of him anyway).\u201d<\/p>\n

Oyinkan also spoke of them taking piano lessons under the tutelage of \u201cMrs Franklin and Mrs Santos.\u201d<\/p>\n

She revealed their mother\u2019s death in the tribute\u2019s opening line: \u201cYou (Yemi), Mummy and Daddy have gone and left me\u2026? How am I supposed to carry on without you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Incidentally, Oyinkan is not all alone; there is Bolton, an elder half-brother she had never known.<\/p>\n

Bolton hopes for acceptance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reporter sent an email to Bolton to inform him of the discoveries that had been made.<\/p>\n

It was his wife, Jane Bolton, who replied on his behalf.<\/p>\n

She wrote:<\/p>\n

Dear Oladimeji,<\/p>\n

This is Paul\u2019s wife, Jane, and I am a friend of Enyi Njoku, through who we have now made these amazing discoveries about Paul\u2019s family: how sad that he will never meet his brother, Yemi.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to thank you for taking up this story and helping to fill all the gaps that have eluded us for so many years.<\/p>\n

I know our children have a great interest in learning all about their African heritage and I hope we can establish an ongoing relationship with their family in Nigeria and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to learn if any of the family or old friends were even aware of Paul\u2019s existence \u2026I hope they will view him as a welcome addition to the family.<\/p>\n

With kindest regards and best wishes,<\/p>\n

Jane Bolton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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