Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike is still talking
about the issues he is allegedly facing
regarding his marriage with his entranged
wife, Suzanne.
The matter is in court, and he is accusing
Rev Chris Okotie of being behind his wife in
the crisis, by hiring the services of a Senior
Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), for the purpose of
destroying his home.
In a telephone interview with Saturday Sun
on Thursday, Ike said, he has refused to
make comments on the matter, because of
the future of their four children.
“I have been saying, ‘no comments’
because I have taken time to see what
could be saved about the marriage.
Before now, I have maintained silence
because I have to save the image and
the future of my children. The
problem of a divorce is not the
pleasure of the man alone, it is also
not the convenience of the woman
alone, it is more of the children.
“I came from a home where my father
and my mother lived together, and he
never for one day beat her. I don’t
want my children to be embarrassed,
so I kept mute for over two years now.
So, when people ask, I say nothing is
happening; accepting everything to
make somebody reasonable.
“You begin to ask questions, what is
happening, and who is really
interested in getting away with
something evil in a decent society? I
have not been doing anything illegal
or illicit. The only issue has always
been what I stand for; I am a firm
man. I am a principled man. I build
my life on the basis of integrity. So,
when I say, ‘no’ people tend to say
I’m stubborn. But nobody can say
Emeka Ike threw somebody’s cup of
garri away.
“For this matter, the court has
justified my position by giving me
judgment for the 13 prayers I made. It
shows that I know what I was doing, I
was acting on behalf of the system or
the society and the court feels my
position and said, ‘yes’, this is what it
should be like. And when you see the
judgment, you will say, ‘yes this is
what it should be like.’
“Nobody should take advantage of that
and put wrong information about me
that I am beating my wife. What about
my image? I worked for it all my life.
Who is issuing the cheques, who is
bringing out the money that is making
this thing national news, who is that
man putting money behind the press
men?
“I sit in my house and I watch a
television programme, where one
presenter that should have known that
the ethics of journalism is to be
professional enough to call the second
party did not even look at my side.
The presenter and her panelist started
calling me names. And that before God
never happened. I felt caged in as a
human being. Am I not locked-in by
my profession? We are not mad
people because we are entertainers.
“I have been begging because I want
to save the image. And there is
nothing more to say. Please, come
back and take care of your children;
somebody who used to look at their
assignments when they come back
from school; somebody who used to
bathe them and get them ready for the
next programme and work with the
father, this is what we agreed. What is
happening?
“You said you are not happy, you are
having pain in your chest; I asked
what do you want? She said she
wanted to see a doctor. Let us go to
the Medical Centre at Yaba. Let us go
overseas to check everybody in the
family. Let us go to Disney World to
have fun to get back your grip in the
marriage.
“People just get involved because it is
a stout relationship, everybody gets
involved. And if you have a very bad
woman, sorry about that, there is
nothing I can do about it. If a man’s
wife could leave her house and begin
to do all sorts of damage to his image,
is that right in African context?
“And somebody will come and start
saying Emeka Ike did this or not and
he is called a bad man. Are there
witnesses? Which neighbour will
come and say yes? You don’t just
wake up and say, constant abuses and
then it goes viral, and a man begins to
sponsor it; and every media house is
reporting it as if it is big news, and
that is a bad image battery.”
Saturday Sun investigation reveals that, early
in the year, Emeka had dragged a young
man to Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)
alleging assault.
Emeka had alleged that the young man
was having an affair with his wife
and was also threatening to kill him.
In the course of investigation, the
young man was arrested.
At the police station during
interrogation, Emeka kept repeating
that his major concern is the safety of
two of his kids who were still in the
custody of the wife.
He said that he wanted all his
children to grow in his house in Abuja
under the care of his mother who
lives with him. He alleged that his
wife, Suzanne, decided to walk out of
the marriage. He claimed that he was
still interested in the marriage which
he alleged was in turmoil because of
the bad attitude of his wife and her
irresponsible friends.
Also indicted was an Indian woman who was
the proprietor of Emeka’s school.
The Indian woman, who was also dragged
into the matter, said that she was the one
managing Emeka Ike’s school at Magodo,
Lagos, before it was closed down last year.
According to her, when the problem started,
Suzanne was forced to take shelter in Mowe
in Ogun State. This was where she could get
an affordable house and started her life all
over again. It was in the process, that the
accused man decided to assist her. She
insisted that Emeka misunderstood the whole
process.
Bitter at the situation, Suzanne said that it
was a ploy to frustrate her so that Emeka can
gain custody of their four kids.
“I did everything possible to make
our marriage work. He battered me at
any little provocation. I had to stay at
home as a full-time housewife just to
ensure that our children do not lack
parental care while he was always on
the move because of his career. He
threw me out of the house and left
with two of our kids. I had no choice
but to hold unto the last two who were
still very small. I did all I could as a
mother to provide for them. Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike is still talking
about the issues he is allegedly facing
regarding his marriage with his entranged
wife, Suzanne.
The matter is in court, and he is accusing
Rev Chris Okotie of being behind his wife in
the crisis, by hiring the services of a Senior
Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), for the purpose of
destroying his home.
In a telephone interview with Saturday Sun
on Thursday, Ike said, he has refused to
make comments on the matter, because of
the future of their four children.
“I have been saying, ‘no comments’
because I have taken time to see what
could be saved about the marriage.
Before now, I have maintained silence
because I have to save the image and
the future of my children. The
problem of a divorce is not the
pleasure of the man alone, it is also
not the convenience of the woman
alone, it is more of the children.
“I came from a home where my father
and my mother lived together, and he
never for one day beat her. I don’t
want my children to be embarrassed,
so I kept mute for over two years now.
So, when people ask, I say nothing is
happening; accepting everything to
make somebody reasonable.
“You begin to ask questions, what is
happening, and who is really
interested in getting away with
something evil in a decent society? I
have not been doing anything illegal
or illicit. The only issue has always
been what I stand for; I am a firm
man. I am a principled man. I build
my life on the basis of integrity. So,
when I say, ‘no’ people tend to say
I’m stubborn. But nobody can say
Emeka Ike threw somebody’s cup of
garri away.
“For this matter, the court has
justified my position by giving me
judgment for the 13 prayers I made. It
shows that I know what I was doing, I
was acting on behalf of the system or
the society and the court feels my
position and said, ‘yes’, this is what it
should be like. And when you see the
judgment, you will say, ‘yes this is
what it should be like.’
“Nobody should take advantage of that
and put wrong information about me
that I am beating my wife. What about
my image? I worked for it all my life.
Who is issuing the cheques, who is
bringing out the money that is making
this thing national news, who is that
man putting money behind the press
men?
“I sit in my house and I watch a
television programme, where one
presenter that should have known that
the ethics of journalism is to be
professional enough to call the second
party did not even look at my side.
The presenter and her panelist started
calling me names. And that before God
never happened. I felt caged in as a
human being. Am I not locked-in by
my profession? We are not mad
people because we are entertainers.
“I have been begging because I want
to save the image. And there is
nothing more to say. Please, come
back and take care of your children;
somebody who used to look at their
assignments when they come back
from school; somebody who used to
bathe them and get them ready for the
next programme and work with the
father, this is what we agreed. What is
happening?
“You said you are not happy, you are
having pain in your chest; I asked
what do you want? She said she
wanted to see a doctor. Let us go to
the Medical Centre at Yaba. Let us go
overseas to check everybody in the
family. Let us go to Disney World to
have fun to get back your grip in the
marriage.
“People just get involved because it is
a stout relationship, everybody gets
involved. And if you have a very bad
woman, sorry about that, there is
nothing I can do about it. If a man’s
wife could leave her house and begin
to do all sorts of damage to his image,
is that right in African context?
“And somebody will come and start
saying Emeka Ike did this or not and
he is called a bad man. Are there
witnesses? Which neighbour will
come and say yes? You don’t just
wake up and say, constant abuses and
then it goes viral, and a man begins to
sponsor it; and every media house is
reporting it as if it is big news, and
that is a bad image battery.”
Saturday Sun investigation reveals that, early
in the year, Emeka had dragged a young
man to Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)
alleging assault.
Emeka had alleged that the young man
was having an affair with his wife
and was also threatening to kill him.
In the course of investigation, the
young man was arrested.
At the police station during
interrogation, Emeka kept repeating
that his major concern is the safety of
two of his kids who were still in the
custody of the wife.
He said that he wanted all his
children to grow in his house in Abuja
under the care of his mother who
lives with him. He alleged that his
wife, Suzanne, decided to walk out of
the marriage. He claimed that he was
still interested in the marriage which
he alleged was in turmoil because of
the bad attitude of his wife and her
irresponsible friends.
Also indicted was an Indian woman who was
the proprietor of Emeka’s school.
The Indian woman, who was also dragged
into the matter, said that she was the one
managing Emeka Ike’s school at Magodo,
Lagos, before it was closed down last year.
According to her, when the problem started,
Suzanne was forced to take shelter in Mowe
in Ogun State. This was where she could get
an affordable house and started her life all
over again. It was in the process, that the
accused man decided to assist her. She
insisted that Emeka misunderstood the whole
process.
Bitter at the situation, Suzanne said that it
was a ploy to frustrate her so that Emeka can
gain custody of their four kids.
“I did everything possible to make
our marriage work. He battered me at
any little provocation. I had to stay at
home as a full-time housewife just to
ensure that our children do not lack
parental care while he was always on
the move because of his career. He
threw me out of the house and left
with two of our kids. I had no choice
but to hold unto the last two who were
still very small. I did all I could as a
mother to provide for them.
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