Mavin songstress Tiwa Savage is among the top celebrities living at Richmond Gate Estate in Lekki Lagos, a serene
estate by Haven Homes at Ikate Elegushi area of Lekki Lagos.
From the gate of the estate, one can see rows of beautiful houses in the estate.
Two security men decked in well-starched uniform stand sentry at the gate.
As The Sun crew approached, one of them walked towards the team and popped the question: “Please who do you want to see.”
He was told that the team was going see a resident of the estate, but
he demanded that the person should be called on the phone before the
team would be granted entry. When the many pleas of the team fell on
deaf ears, The Sun crew then disclosed its mission: to see Tiwa Savage.
And that instantly made him very unfriendly, and asked to know whether
there was an appointment with her.
“Oga, you can’t see anyone in this estate except you call the
person on phone and he or she must tell us to allow you in. Every
occupant has their instruction and Tiwa Savage has given us instruction
not to let anybody that comes to look for her into the estate without
her permission,” the gatekeeper said with a tone of finality.
After the encounter with the gatekeeper, The Sun crew struck up a
conversation with a middle-aged man seen some meters away from the gate,
wanting to ascertain whether the songstress actually lives in the
estate.
He said: “
I am allowed to enter this estate because I work there.
Tiwa Savage stays here but I haven’t seen her since the information
about her marriage crisis went viral on the internet. I got to know
about it like every other person.
“I saw her with her husband in December last year inside a Toyota
Land Cruiser Prado SUV. Her husband was driving the vehicle out of the
estate. Sometimes when I see her, I will wave at her and she would wave
back. Apart from that, I don’t have a personal relationship with her.”
The worker explained that some other artistes also live in the
estate: “Tiwa Savage is not the only artiste staying in this estate. We
have Iyanya, Timaya, MI, AY (comedian) and others living here. Even
TuFace Idibia has a house here and his wife, Annie Macaulay comes here
regularly.
He added:
“Some occupants of the estate bought land and built
duplexes on it while others bought semi-detached duplex from the company
that manages the estate. “
Sunday sun
hands
after dinner.
