By Blessing Udeobasi
Nollywood actor, Kalu Ikeagwu has filed for the divorce from his six-year-old marriage accusing his estranged wife, Ijeoma of denying him s3x over claims that he gave her an STD.
The actor who also demanded custody of his son and step daughter said his wife deserted their family when she claimed to be going to her father’s house.
Kalu Ikeagwu revealed this while being interrogated by the respondent’s counsel, Mrs S.I Amedi during the hearing of the suit at an Ikeja High Court on Monday.
”I got back home from a trip on August 4, 2021 to find out that my wife had left our matrimonial home with the children to an undisclosed location. I tried to contact her when I got to the house and found it empty. I sent her an email on that same day and she replied that she had gone to her father’s house in Enugu.
She told me she was at her father’s place in Enugu and four days later, I saw her at the airport in Lagos, heading to God knows where. In the mail she sent, she said she was in Enugu.”
The actor who is also seeking full custody of his three-year-old son and ten-year-old step-daughter, also debunked the claim that he sent his wife and kids out of the house and failed to provide for their upkeep.
The actor further told the court that his wife denied him s3x and also poured water on him while he was asleep. The petitioner also said he was not aware that his wife lost a pregnancy due to a S3xually Transmitted Infection while they were together.
“After the birth of our son, she has refused to have s3x with me. I was not aware she lost the pregnancy due to an infection as I did not give her any infection. Till date, I have not seen any report attached to a document that she lost a baby through STD. Though I did not ask her why she lost the baby,” he told the court
“The last time I sent money to them was in November 2021. I stopped sending money because my wife denied me being a father to my step-daughter and she also accused me of wanting to sleep with her,” the actor said.
Responding to why he wants custody of his step-daughter whom he had earlier sought for revocation of guardianship said he wants to keep them because he got information that his wife wants to relocate then abroad.
“I want custody of the two children. The reason I sought for revocation was because my wife had turned my step-daughter against me and at that point, I got a hint that she wanted to fly the children abroad. I have never been married to any woman before I got married to my wife. I married her after she had her daughter.
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‘‘I earlier said the issue of revocation was because I felt she wanted to use me. My Lord, look at the precedence on how I have treated the girl from the very beginning.
‘‘I am an actor by profession and I travel to locations within and outside Nigeria in which I can spend five days to one month.
‘‘At the moment, it may be difficult but I am thinking about the future when I remarry and get a stable wife.”
The presiding judge, Justice Christopher Balogun, had earlier ordered the children to play with their father in court and ordered the respondent to present the receipts of the tuition fees of the children in court.
“According to the Child’s Right Act, you can not deny the children the best education even if you’re quarreling with your wife. If I should as a judgment grant you a divorce, and if your wife is in Enugu and you stay in Lagos, why should I give the custody of a 10-year-old girl to you while her mother is alive?
“The Supreme Court ruled that it is not the wealth of a father that the children of that age need, they need the care and attention of their biological mother.
The judge adjourned the case until June 23 and said the only reason the girl child should not be in the custody of the mother is if the mother is mentally derailed or the issue of infidelity is involved.
Assuming the girl starts her monthly period, you as a father do not know what to do. You will be scared of the blood. A female girl is delicate. Your own case is worse because an accusation has been leveled against you.”
