By Newspot Nigeria News Desk
A family inheritance dispute has continued to unfold following the death of Oba Dr. Kamoru Olaolorun Adekunle Sansi, a traditional ruler of Esure, Ijebu-Imushin, Ogun State, who died on January 19, 2019, after complications from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
At the centre of the dispute is Dr. Olusegun Sansi, who states that he is the only son and heir of the late monarch, and his elder sister, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, proprietress of Lifeforte International College, Ibadan, and wife of Pastor Olubi Johnson, General Overseer of Scripture Pasture Christian Centre, Ibadan.
According to Dr. Sansi, following their father’s death and the completion of traditional rites in 2020, Mrs. Johnson took custody of documents relating to their late father’s properties and assets. He says COVID-19 travel restrictions delayed direct engagement on the estate, but when contact was eventually made in 2023, his sister informed him that their father had written a will excluding him from the inheritance.
Dr. Sansi disputes the existence and validity of such a will. He says he sent multiple email requests to his sister asking for a copy of the alleged will, none of which were honoured. He further states that two of his sisters later confirmed that a document shown to them was unsigned. One of them, a legal practitioner, reportedly advised that an unsigned will would be invalid under Nigerian law.
The dispute took a further turn in October 2025 when Dr. Sansi says he received copies of Letters of Administration issued by a High Court in Ibadan. The documents listed Mrs. Johnson and two other sisters as administrators of the estate and stated that the deceased died without a will. Dr. Sansi maintains that he was neither informed nor consulted before the application was made, despite being the only son of the deceased.
Dr. Sansi says the Letters of Administration contradict the earlier claim that a valid will existed. He argues that this development raises questions about the representations made to him since 2020 regarding the status of the estate.
In terms of regulatory engagement, Dr. Sansi confirms that he submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Zonal Office in Ibadan in December 2024 and was issued an acknowledgment receipt. He says he was advised to follow up every two weeks, which he did for approximately three months. According to him, he later received a verbal response from a staff member indicating that the EFCC regarded the matter as a family dispute and would not proceed further. He says no formal written response was issued.
He also submitted a petition to the National Human Rights Commission in Ibadan in September 2025 and received an acknowledgment. Dr. Sansi says he has since engaged legal counsel, and that litigation has commenced to challenge the estate administration process and to seek judicial clarification on his claims.
As of the time of publication, efforts to obtain responses from Mrs. Johnson and Pastor Olubi Johnson regarding the allegations and the estate proceedings were unsuccessful.
The dispute underscores the complexities that can arise in estate administration, particularly where questions of consent, disclosure, and procedural fairness are contested. The issues raised are now before the courts, where the competing claims are expected to be examined.
Editorial Disclaimer:
This report is based on claims and documents presented by one party to an ongoing legal dispute. All allegations remain unproven and are subject to judicial determination. The individuals mentioned are presumed innocent of any wrongdoing unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction rules otherwise.
