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Stella responded, “Damasus is my granddaughter’s first name. It’s a Greek name. My original surname was Ojukwu but that changed during the Biafran war when my people were attacked in Asaba because they thought it was the same Ojukwu”
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PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 18, 2025
Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus recently in a chat with Ebuka of Naijanews, disclosed how her family surname was changed during the Nigerian civil war from Ojukwu to Damasus.
According to the actress, her family name was initially Ojukwu before the civil war forced them to change it in order to avoid attack and criticism.
While reacting to the mistake people make with her name, ‘Damasus’, she explained that her family’s name was assumed to be related to the late Biafran war general, Ojukwu.
Ebuka said; ” It was interesting that so many people didn’t even understand that your surname was not what it was. So many people were shocked at the revelation, are you as shocked as a lot of people were?”
Stella responded, “Damasus is my granddaughter’s first name. It’s a Greek name. My original surname was Ojukwu but that changed during the Biafran war when my people were attacked in Asaba because they thought it was the same Ojukwu.
“I was born into Damasus, and when I asked why, that was the reason they gave me.”
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