Ibinabo Fiberesima shares untold story of the" accident that killed Dr. Giwa Suraj"

         

Ibinabo Fiberesima has indicated her intention to contest in Rivers State Local Government elections.
However, some Nigerians have begun to challenge her, questioning her role in a 2006 road crash in which a medical doctor, Suraj Giwa was killed.

The former beauty queen has been in and out of prison following that ugly incident.
The last was in 2016, when the matter returned to court again after she was slammed" with a 5-years jail term.
However, two years after she "regained her freedom, the former president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria,AGN, has taken time out to recount her tales of woes.
In an interview she granted to seasoned journalist, Azuka Jebose, which he posted on his Facebook page, Ibinabo apologized to Nigerians for whatever wrong she has done.
She also pleaded with the Suraji family to forgive her for causing them unforgettable pain.
She said:
“I have had periods of feeling miserable in the last 12 years as a result of this accident. I need to find peace. I seek forgiveness. I am sorry.
“I need to tell my story. I stayed silent for so long and watched as my life, character and person were being ruined in published reports, including social media.
This is my story, told for the first time on social media platform.
My heart has never stopped aching. the life of someone. I am forever in mourning because of this.
Two families’ lives have been changed forever with this unfortunate fatal accident.
It was an accident. Dr. Suraj Giwa didn’t have to die. I wished I could bring him back.
I am sorry for the pains caused. I have also been maligned and disparaged in the media:
I am a monster. I am a killer and a murderer, I am a drunk… No. Azuka. I am none of these.
I am just another human being that was in a deadly accident and the accident caused the death of Dr. Suraj Giwa.
It’s been 12 years of heartache, pain and depression for me. My eyes are rivers of tears. Some days I feel like killing myself.
Life has no meaning to me. I think about Dr. Giwa every day. I pray for his soul and I pray and seek forgiveness from his family for the pain and agony. I am very sorry.
it didn’t have to happen. I wished I knew it would happen that unfortunate day, I would not have traveled that road. I was not drunk that day.
Azuka, I was driving along Lekki road, returning home after picking up a friend’s daughter from a church Fellowship.
Suddenly, a red car overtook the SUV in front of me. The SUV was travelling slowly, so I shifted to its front, too.
 The red vehicle was being driven by a young man and had his friends with him…I drove past the red car.
“I think that might have angered the young chap because he swiftly sped from behind, drove past me and made a sudden stop in my front.
“I tried to avoid hitting those boys in the red car. I swerved and lost control in that moment, the impact dived my vehicle into inbound lane.. Dr. Giwa was inbound, thus he drove into my car and both cars collided. I collapsed and passed out..
“Three days later, I woke up in a hospital bed to learn what had happened.
“I was weak, sore and in pains. I could not move my legs. I had been sedated for three days. Doctors said they had to sedate me to numb my pain.
“Meanwhile, the police had been informed that I was in that hospital.
“The Lagos State Police came to the hospital to take my statement of what happened. After I gave them my statement, I was arrested at the hospital and charged to court.
“At my court appearance for hearing, the judge noticed how sick, weak, incoherent an disoriented I was: he also saw my injuries.
“He ordered that I should be sent back to the hospital for further treatment until I was well enough to stand trial. I could not walk then.
“Later at the hospital, I woke up from coma and to reality. I was afraid and shocked.
I could not believe I was involved in an accident that had taken a life. I was like: Wow!..Someone died in that accident.
Oh my God!. I didn’t know the family. While I was in the hospital my family contacted the family of Late Dr. Giwa who died in the accident.

My family was there for the funeral and did everything during the mourning season. I was afraid.

But I met them in court and tried to approach them. I understood the anger and pain I had caused them, so I accepted their anger toward me….his sister was really angry at me…
I wanted to talk to her… it was hard for me to get close to her… I understood all these: the pain and distress they felt as a result of the accident.
“ felt their pain. I wanted to tell them how sorry and remorseful I was… It was an accident. I did not intend to wake up that morning, went out and had a fatal collision.
Weeks later, I was arraigned. I attended all my court appearances.
During the process I visited the family and attempted several times to make peace.
I never ignored them. I am always sorry. I know the pain is tough, so I understood their anger but I kept begging. I am sorry.
i had gone to so many good people and friends to assist me in pleading for forgiveness from the family. One of such friends is late Iyalode of Lagos.
“She assisted me in begging the Giwa family: when I became well and able to walk, she took me to The former Imam of Lagos and the incumbent Oba of Lagos: these traditional and religious leaders begged on my behalf, pleading with the family for forgiveness and showed how sorry and remorseful I was that the accident happened.
I never ran away from the scene of the accident. I was unconscious.
How could an unconscious accident victim remove plate license and registration papers from the vehicle as reported in the media?
Why would I do a thing like that? How could I have done a thing like that?
“These were all lies manufactured and circulated in the media to tarnish me.
Days after the wreck, I woke up in a hospital. I was never drunk as being speculated and alleged. I was never charged for drunk driving. I was charged for reckless and dangerous driving.
i am forever very sorry this accident happened. I never planned for it. I plead with the family.
“I reached out to the GO of the church where the late doctor’s wife worships to beg him to join me plead with her.
He was on a crusade in Benue and I went and met with him. I am very sorry it happened. I am not arrogant or careless.
i have just been wrongly represented and maligned in the media. The story has several versions that make me a heartless beautiful beast and monster.
I have not said much because the family is bereaved. It hurts. I need to respect their sorrows and what they are going through:trying to explain myself,