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Why my family’s surname was changed from Ojukwu – Stella Damasus – The Sun Nigeria

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Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has revealed why her family surname was changed from ‘Ojukwu’ to ‘Damasus’.

Speaking during a recent interview with popular media personality, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, the movie star disclosed that the change was made during the civil war to avoid being attacked.

According to her, people assumed that she and her family were related to the late Biafran war general hence the need for the change to ‘Damasus’, her grandfather’s first name.

“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?”

“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,” Damasus shared.



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