Former Super Eagles striker Kayode Olarewanju in filing for divorce from his estranged wife Ezinne Olarenwaju has asked the Court to order UK based Pastor Tobi Adegboyega to pay him N1 billion for emotional trauma and financial loss.
Olarenwaju, in the court filing alleged that Pastor Adegboyega’s “adulterous affair” with Ezinne led to the irrevocably break down of his marriage. He also asked the court to grant him custody of the three children produced by the marriage.
Olanrewaju’s court disposition marked PET/304/2024 filed on July 1, 2024, a was in response to Ezinne’s suit dated March 20, 2024, Ezinne accused Olarenwaju of making baseless allegations of infidelity and witchcraft against her and her mother.
Part of the Turkey-based footballer’s petition read: “Whilst the Cross Petitioner was still trying to get his facts right and phantom a means to have all the lingering issues resolved, the Respondent, under the guise of going to church on March 24, 2024, abducted the children of the marriage and absconded to an unknown location in Abuja.
“Pursuant to the aforesaid petition, the DSS was able to track the location of the Respondent and got her arrested with the children of the marriage in her hideout somewhere in Brains and Hammers Estate, Abuja. The Respondent was subsequently granted bail.”
“The Cross Petitioner in his bid to have a lifetime investment in Nigeria decided sometime in 2019 to incorporate a company and indeed incorporated DE- J-S Concept Ltd. as a vehicle for his investments in Nigeria and also made the Respondent a shareholder and a director.
“The Cross Petitioner thereafter purchased many properties from one realtor, Ugochukwu Igboanugo of Ziloc Constructions Limited, who was initially introduced to the Cross Petitioner by the Respondent, and it was later discovered that the said Ugochukwu Igboanugo was an ex-lover of the Respondent.
“Unknown to the Cross Petitioner, the Respondent has connived with the said Ugochukwu Igboanugo and collected all the property documents and has been solely and personally collecting rent proceeds from the properties, expending same on her amorous relationship with the Co-Respondent to the Cross Petition.”
“The Respondent is not bothered with the educational and mental well-being and stability of the children of the marriage as the same is evident in her actions by having romantic and sex-related discussions with the Co-Respondent and other men in the presence of the children. Indeed, her absconding with the children whilst school is in session without regard to academics leaves much to be desired.”
He prayed the court to grant:
“An order for a decree of dissolution of the marriage between the Cross-Petitioner and Respondent/Petitioner on the grounds that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
“An order granting custody of the children of the marriage to the Cross-Petitioner with right of access to the Respondent.
“An order against the Co-Respondent for the payment of the sum of N1,000,000,000 to the Cross Petitioner for the emotional trauma, financial loss and loss of goodwill occasioned by the adulterous relationship between the Co-Respondent and the Respondent.”
The matter has been slated for hearing on September 24, 2024.
