Teni said the incident robbed her of having a father figure and made her have trust issues growing up
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nigerian Afrobeats star, Teniola Apata, better known as Teni the Entertainer has recounted how the assassination of her father affected her while growing up.
Speaking during an interview with media personality Taymesan, Teni revealed she was just two years old when gunmen stormed their Lagos home and murdered her dad while she and the entire family watched them.
She further said the ugly incident robbed her of the opportunity of having a father figure in her formative years
The ‘Billionaire’ crooner went on to say her dad’s death also made her develop trust issues while growing up.
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In the chat shared on Instagram over the weekend by the host Taymesan, Teni said: “Growing up with my father passing at such a young age, the trauma of losing my father at a young age affected me.
“You know, him being assassinated in the presence of all of us and all that stuff. I was 2 at the time.
“Him passing away robbed me of a father figure. It sort of made me have trust issues growing up. Because they [gunmen] came into our house purposely to kill him.”
The singer added that her late father will always remain the person she looked up to the most even in death.
Simeon Apata, a retired Brigadier. General with the Nigerian Army, was assassinated on January 8, 1995, in his residence in Lagos.