Ibinabo Fiberesima’s Son Writes Nigerians

After a court of appeal yesterday upheld her five years sentence
for killing a doctor years back, Ibinabo’s first son, Sean Liam Coughlan has written
Nigerians to please pray along with his family, saying this has been his mother’s
lowest point in life. His emotional letter;

People of Nigeria,

This is Sean, first and proud son of Ibinabo Fiberesima, I
write on here today to plead with all Nigerians to pray for my mother. She is
going through the toughest of times right now, and so are we, her family. I’ve
been reading heartbreaking comments on her matter that ‘she thinks she’s above
the law’, ‘she doesn’t feel sorry for the family of the deceased’, ‘she was
drunk and deserves this punishment’, let me get a few things straight with you
now.

My mother is the most humble woman I know, I was not aware
she was a celebrity until I was about 14 and that’s only because my uncle told
me, she does not see herself or act as if she is above any other person. She is
a proud Nigerian who loves her country and its people.

Secondly, she has been carrying heartbreak around with her
for the past 11 years after the accident. She understands the pain for the
deceased family and is very hurt about what happened herself. She has tried her
utter most to console with the Family, so don’t ever think she does not care.

Thirdly she was not drunk, the charges are reckless and
dangerous driving, first of all I refuse to believe my mother was driving
recklessly or dangerous, as I’ve been in a car with her countless times and
nothing has happened. On this occasion it was unfortunate, she was unlucky, her
car flipped over which happens to a number of cars and another car smashed into
her. She was in a comma for days, she could have easily lost her life, but
thankfully, by Gods strength only she survived. She did not set out that day
trying to kill someone or herself.

Right now my mother is broken, and needs the prayer and
support of all Nigerians, so please put all your conspiracies about this matter
aside, I know it’s between her and God now.

Join us, myself, Craig her son who is 14, Malcolm and Brian
her other sons and her beautiful Daughter Zino who is just 8, and the rest of
her family, to pray for my Mother. Let God decide what is just and what is not.

Whatever your religion, join us and Pray for my mother as
well as the family of the deceased. We can all get through this but not without
God.

Thank you for reading, may God bless you all.