Who is Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten, and what is he hiding?
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- Femi Fani-Kayode questions the public identity of Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten.
- He says he was informed that the “Von Batten” surname came through Von Batten’s marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten.
- The article asks why records carry the name Ikemefuna Okeke while he is publicly known as Karl Von Batten.
Femi Fani-Kayode is questioning the identity of a man publicly known as Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten.
“I have been reliably informed that your ‘Von Batten’ surname came through your marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten,” Fani-Kayode writes. He says this raises questions because records carry the Nigerian name Ikemefuna Okeke, while the man is publicly known as Karl Von Batten.
The article frames the discrepancy as a matter of public concern and asks what lies behind the change in name.
I have been reliably informed that your ‘Von Batten’ surname came through your marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten
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