Popular comic and Nollywood actor Okey Bakassi has dismissed experiences claiming that his marriage has collapsed, insisting that he and his spouse are nonetheless collectively.
The comic described the experiences, which circulated extensively on social media, as pretend information, saying they had been supposed to disrespect him and his household.
The experiences alleged that his spouse relocated to the United States to review nursing whereas he remained in Nigeria, working and sending cash to assist her schooling for 15 years, earlier than she allegedly requested a divorce.
However, Bakassi, in a video message, refuted the claims, explaining that the controversy stemmed from a video he made about Nigerian politics that was taken out of context and offered with a deceptive narrative.
According to him, the false report had triggered calls from associates, members of the family and followers internationally, looking for to verify the state of his marriage.
He stated: “While I used to be on set in the present day filming a brand new film with my colleagues, somebody was busy on social media making an attempt to disrespect me and my household.
“Someone went on social media and created an article with my title, my image and that of my spouse, alleging that we have now gone our separate methods.
“And since then, associates, household and followers have been calling me from everywhere in the world, calling my spouse with this troubling information.
“Please, let me say to our friends, family and fans, my wife and I, we are still together. God forbid anything will ever happen to us.”
Bakassi, who described his spouse and kids as an important folks in his life, stated they couple had lately celebrated their twenty fifth marriage ceremony anniversary in Canada.
He additionally faulted the report for claiming that his spouse lived within the United States and was a nurse, insisting that she lived in Canada.
“In Canada, for those of you who are close to me, you know my wife does not live in the United States, she’s not a nurse, as reported by the author of that article,” he stated.
The actor additional criticised those that shared the report with out making efforts to confirm its authenticity, urging associates, members of the family and followers to report the account answerable for circulating the claims.
He stated the incident had proven him those that genuinely cared about him, noting that some individuals who got here throughout the report had unfold it moderately than contact him or members of his household for clarification.
