Actor Emeka Ike opens up on his broken marriage, allegations of wife battery in new interview

In an interview with Vanguard Nigeria, Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike talked about his failed marriage to ex-wife Suzanne Emma. The actor revealed that it was a very painful experience to watch the mother of his four children walk away from their marriage without a backward glance.

 

The divorce began with an application to a Lagos Island Customary Court by Emma on the 13th of July 2015 for the dissolution of her marriage to Emeka Ike on grounds of physical and emotional battery, allegations that were denied by the actor, who pleaded with the court to deny the application. However, the court was convinced that the marriage was irreparable that granted a dissolution of the 14-year old marriage earlier this year.

 

 

Recounting the experience, Ike said:

“It’s the most painful part of my life. I cried for 24 hours every day for three to four years. I was just asking myself what is happening to me. You know, in blackmail, you will not know what is going on because somebody is playing the game It was much later that I knew what was happening to me. I need to know the strength of these blackmailers because we have laws in this country. And with the law, we will look at the issues pro-actively.”

 

The couple had four children together, but Emeka Ike believes that the children do not miss their mother. Ike quoted the mother as having said that she was “going to marry another man and have other children,” according to the Vanguard.

 

Does he still love her?

“Love never dies. Real love doesn’t die, forget what we are talking about. The Bible says that “love covers a multitude of sins.” She’s the mother of my children. She was nobody when I met her, she never knew her father. I built a house for her family in Lagos and also in Isoko. I trained her up to the master’s degree level. I gave her the exposure she needed in life. There are thousands of pretty girls who would want to marry me the first week we got divorced. But I am a gentleman, it is not about marriage for me now, it’s about doing the right thing. What is wrong with my woman? If it’s something we can redeem her from, we will still redeem her. Forget about marrying her again. I don’t need to marry again, but I need to know what was wrong with my wife. I need to know why she started blackmailing me.

 

But your were accused of physically and emotionally battering her?

“Have you watched that one movie, where the wife was saying “everything is alright between me and my husband. He takes care of me and provides all my needs”. That was the situation between my wife and I. If I didn’t know I would have blamed her sudden change of character on my enemies. I love her so much. Why would she blackmail me by claiming that I was always beating her up when I didn’t. To avoid the disturbing mess, I had to abandon my businesses and house in Lagos and find a new life in Abuja. Does it mean you were not prepared for the divorce? I wasn’t. I don’t even believe we are divorced and I cannot remarry again. I am a real Christian and Christians don’t divorce. I told the court that I’m not divorcing my wife but they went ahead and got an injunction against a High Court order.
Why was she trying to walk out of her marriage?Who was advising her to divorce me?I must see to the end of this matter because they have put my children out there without a mother. She’s in pain wherever she is right now because I know they are dealing with her. I learnt that she was beaten black and blue by one wife snatcher sometime ago, beside Mobil Petrol Station on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. My own wife beaten up like a common criminal! 
I want to know what has gone wrong with my wife, I want to know the devil that is behind this. What is the extent of blackmail that brought her to this degrading level? The Inspector General of Police will be investigating into the matter very soon. While doing this, I have to stay away from Lagos because they could be after me.”

 

The actor seems to be open to reconciliation as he believes that Emma was under some influence

“Accepting her back is not the problem, but let her confess and get herself back. I believe she’s under the influence of something.”

 

And for whoever is/are supposedly are behind the whole issue, Ike has this to say

“You cannot be unfair to me and get away with it, not when I’m still alive and seeking justice. I met her on the street and I saved her from the street. She told me she’s from a poor home and that she never met her father. I promised her that I would be her father and her lover. I gave her too much opportunity to swallow me.”

 

Meanwhile, Suzanne Emma when contacted by the Vanguard said that “The marriage is over. I have moved on with my life. I am not willing to talk about it again. His actions have not shown that he’s remorseful.”

 

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