JANUARY 8 of every year is a date that would never be forgotten by the family of late Simeon Olaosebikan Apata. It was a day that the bread winner, a civil war hero and education icon was murdered in his cold blood by unknown gunmen. The founder of the famous Apata Memorial Schools, Isolo, Lagos State, was killed right inside his building by the gang of blood-thirsty hoodlums who held other members of the family at gun point on that fateful day that the family was savoring the joy of their newborn baby and watching their favorite television programme, the Bisi Olatilo Show (BOS).
Famous Apata Memorial School, Ire Akari.Lagos
Fast forward 24yrs later, Teniola Apata, one of the daughters of the deceased who many thoughts was a nobody in the society remembers her philanthropist dad. In an Instagram post, Teni posted:
Unknown to many, Teni and Niniola are both sisters, Their late dad married three wives, Ify Gladys, Margaret Olayinka and Margaret Folajogun, who hail from Delta, Ekiti and Ondo States respectively.
Two days before the remembrance of their dad, Teni shared an instagram post with Niniola and caption ” My sister is always right by my side ❤️ Hey daddy, I hope we’re making you really proud! “
Niniola started music professionally in 2014 after her MTN project fame show when she dropped her debut single, ‘Ibadi’.
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