Emeka Ike now seems to be living out his life in
courts. From the eviction court tussle with his
landlord over the property on which his school
was situated, to the battle for the presidency of
the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, and the far-
from-over divorce mess his wife has dragged him
into, there seems to be no end in sight with his
romance with courts.
When the news broke that his wife of over twelve
years, Emma Ike, had filed a divorce suit against
the actor on allegation of domestic violence, the
actor was quick to squash it as mere rumour and
insisted that his marriage is intact, claiming he
had not received any divorce notice.
“As I’m talking to y
ou now, I have not received any
divorce notice. Nothing like that happened. I have
not received any letter from anybody. I am a
Christian, we don’t divorce” he told one of our
reporters who sought him out on the issue.
Barely a week after his claim, the case came
before a Lagos Island customary court where his
wife’s petition for dissolution of their marriage
was heard. Though Emeka was not in court but his
counsel was and so was Emma and her counsel.
In his presentation, Emeka’s counsel prayed the
court to adjourn the case for the next hearing to
six months, citing possibility of settlement
between the couple before then.
“My client is ill but I will try my possible best to
ensure that he comes on the next adjourned
date. We indulge the court to give us six months
from this day to see if there is possibility of
settlement between the couple,” he said.
In her response, Emma said six months was too
long, adding that the respondent had two years to
reconcile with her but didn’t.
“The last time I wanted to speak with our children,
it was my mother-in-law who picked the call and
asked if I had read Exodus 21 which says that if I
go, I shouldn’t return,” she said. Subsequently, the
court President held that only two weeks can be
granted and thereafter August 12, 2015 was fixed
as next hearing date
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