Super Eagles striker Kayode Olarenwaju has accused his wife, Ezinne, of committing adultery with UK-based pastor Tobi Adegboyega since their marriage in 2013.
Olarenwaju expressed confusion over why his wife chose to sleep with the pastor and other men after their marriage.
He has petitioned the Federal Capital Territory High Court to dissolve their 13-year marriage, citing irretrievable breakdown.
In a cross-petition marked PET/304/2024, filed on July 1, 2024, and seen by our correspondent on Monday, the Turkey-based footballer is also seeking custody of their children.
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He urged the court to order the UK-based pastor to pay him N1 billion in damages for the emotional trauma, financial loss, and loss of goodwill caused by the “adulterous affair” with Ezinne. Olarenwaju and Ezinne have been embroiled in a marital dispute over allegations of infidelity and other issues.
The situation escalated when Ezinne filed a legal action against her estranged husband on March 20, 2024. In her suit, she accused Olarenwaju of making baseless allegations of infidelity and witchcraft against her and her mother, and damaging her phone in the process.
She stated, “Upon arriving from Turkey personally and without prior notice to his wife or children, the Respondent rained abuses on the Petitioner and her mother, making baseless accusations of infidelity and witchcraft and trying to force the Petitioner out of her matrimonial home.
In the process, the Respondent smashed the Petitioner’s iPhone 15 Pro Max beyond repair.”
Ezinne and the UK-based pastor are named as the Respondent and Co-Respondent, respectively, in Olarenwaju’s cross-petition.
Additionally, Olarenwaju claimed that his estranged wife kidnapped their children, who were later rescued by Department of State Services personnel.
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