Maria Adebusola Olanrewaju, widow of the late Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, has disclosed that she has not received the $3,000 donation made by the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).
The donation was presented by a GBA delegation when they repatriated the boxer’s remains to Nigeria for burial.
Speaking to Sporty FM, Mrs. Olanrewaju revealed that tensions within her late husband’s family have led to her being sidelined regarding the funds.
“The family members of my husband are fighting over the $3,000 donated by the entourage from Ghana. The money is yet to be given to me,” she said.
She also lamented being excluded from key funeral rites and denied access to her husband’s body and her children during the burial.
“Immediately we received my husband’s body, his family did not allow me to perform my rites. They did not give me and the children access,” she added.
Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju tragically passed away in Ghana after collapsing during a bout against Ghanaian boxer John Mbanugu at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
An autopsy later confirmed that he died of cardiac arrest.
He has since been buried in Nigeria following the return of his remains by the GBA.