Emeka Ike suggests he could accept his ex-wife back after divorce

Six months after officially severing ties with his wife Suzanne Emma after a Lagos Island Customary Court, dissolved their 17-year union, Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike has suggested that he could accept her back if she confesses.

The pair seized to be husband and wife following the examination of a petition Emma filed before the Lagos court on the 13th of July 2015 which was ruled upon six months ago by a three-man panel of judges chaired by Chief Awo Awosola while others included Kehinde Jacob Olayinka and Opeyemi Olanrewaju, the only female on the list.

When asked if he would welcome her back into his life if she returns, the actor in an interview with Vanguard said he loves his wife so much and wondered why she blackmailed him by claiming that he was always beating her up when he didn’t.

“Accepting her back is not the problem, but let her confess and get herself back. I believe she’s under the influence of something”, he stated.

The thespian also revealed that before they both parted ways, he cried 24 hours every day for three to four years; “It’s the most painful part of my life. I cried for 24 hours every day for three to four years. I was just asking myself what is happening to me.

“You know, in blackmail, you will not know what is going on because somebody is playing the game. It was much later that I knew what was happening to me. I need to know the strength of these blackmailers because we have law in this country. And with the law, we will look at the issues pro-actively.

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Recall that during court proceedings which eventually witnessed the dissolution of their marriage, Emma while addressing the court she approached to dissolve their marriage on grounds of incessant battery said; “My husband treated me like nobody and throughout this divorce tussle; he had denied me access to my children. He does not allow them to pick my call as he keeps changing their numbers”.

“The last time I heard my first son’s voice was when he was sick and about to undergo surgery. It was a friend who informed me that my son was in the hospital and I called Emeka asking him for the location of the hospital but he refused to disclose that,” she added.

While delivering its judgement, the court president, Awos Awosola, said it was obvious from the evidence made available that the marriage is beyond redemption as both parties had made up their minds to separate.

“Emeka, who has been begging to be reconciled with his wife, has not made any effort towards the reconciliation. The marriage is hereby dissolved with effect from March 2, in accordance with the Lagos State Customary Court Law, 2011; Order 3 Rule 7 as amended,” the president ruled.

“Any party that is not satisfied with the judgment has the right to appeal to any court of higher jurisdiction within 30 days from today,” the court president ruled.

Mr. Awosola also informed that the court also received a photocopy of a bank draft of N300, dated July 20, 2016, which Suzanne used in refunding the bride price paid upon her for their marriage.

Emeka who was however awarded the custody of their four children but was ordered by the court that his ex-wife must have unhindered access to them, denied allegations of battery leveled against him by his wife but claimed that the “devil” entered their marriage when his wife paid the children’s school fees a certain time ago.

 

 

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