My wife is adulterous & I demand N1 billion damages from her London based pastor boyfriend—Super Eagles Player Olarenwaju tells court

Turkey-Based Nigerian footballer, Mr. Olanrewaju Kayode, has accused his wife, Ezinne, of having an adulterous relationship with a UK-based Nigerian pastor.

In a cross-petition he filed against Ezinne at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the Super Eagles player named Pastor Tobi Adegboyega as a co-respondent.

In a petition she had earlier filed at the Abuja court, Ezinne accused her husband of being abusive and going about with fetish objects.

Mrs. Kayode said her husband once brought home a box which she opened and “discovered some fetish objects including a padlock sitting in a black powdery substance, and another object wrapped in pepper-red material, amongst others.”

The estranged wife said she was convinced that the fetish objects were meant to harm her and frighten her into abandoning her matrimonial home for fear of her life.

Mrs. Kayode, a lawyer, who claimed to have acted as her husband’s manager without being properly paid, said she was tired of their union and wanted a divorce.

She stated these in a petition by her lawyer, Chuks Udo-Kalu, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

In the petition marked PET/304/2024, Mrs. Kayode wants the court to issue an order for the dissolution of their marriage and to grant her the custody of the three children who are products of the union.

She equally wants an order restraining her husband “from coming to harass, intimidate, assault and abuse the petitioner (her) at House F4, Tullp Road, Pinnock Beach Estate, Lekki, Lagos State or at all.”

The petitioner also wants the court to order her husband to “pay monthly – maintenance allowance for the upkeep of the children” as may be determined by the court.

On why she wants separation, Mrs. Kayode said their union has broken down irretrievably and they have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years.

She added that since they got married on July 18, 2013, her husband has behaved in such a way that she cannot reasonably be expected to live with him.

Mrs. Kayode stated that “the respondent’s (Mr. kayode’s) character started changing as he became more successful in his career and life.

“In consideration of the marital union, the petitioner (Mrs. Kayode) did not receive or insist on being paid appropriate wages or entitlements for her role as respondent’s agent/manager or at all till date.

“In deference to the marriage, the petitioner opted to invest in the respondent as a couple, including registering De J.S Concept Limited and acquiring the property at House F4, Tulip Road, Pinnock Beach Estate, Lekki, Lagos State, amongst others.

“The respondent became progressively abusive, suspicious and distrustful of the petitioner, with constant threats of divorce.

“The petitioner eventually relocated to Nigeria to raise their three sons in peace and shield them from the emotional turmoil.

“The respondent, at the material time, was playing with Gencelerbirligi SK of Turkey and developed the habit of calling the petitioner on phone to vacate ‘his’ house and hand over ‘his’ car keys before he arrives Nigeria and to ensure the petitioner’s mother, who he called a witch, was nowhere near ‘his’ house.

“Up till early 2024, the respondent’s verbal assault continued unabated, and the petitioner and her mother lived in constant fear of the unknown.

“On the 16th day of March, 2024 the respondent finally came to the house at House F4, Tulip Road, Pinnock Beach Estate, Lekki, Lagos and acted out his threats of violence.

“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 repairs.

“That the Respondent did not mind his status as a Europe-based footballer or the presence of his children and mother-in-law.

“The respondent’s conduct on the said day was witnessed by his children, the petitioner’s mother, Mrs. Nnenna Okoro, who all witnessed as the respondent accosted the petitioner in the kitchen and hit her on her chest, head, arms and other parts of her body, and causing bruises on these parts.

“Upon checking the respondent’s box, which he brought home, the petitioner discovered some fetish objects including a padlock, sitting in a black powdery substance and another object wrapped in pepper-red material, amongst others.

“The petitioner believes the purpose of those fetish objects was to harm her and frighten her into abandoning her matrimonial home for fear of her life.”

But Mr. Kayode, in his response via a cross-petition, raised sundry allegations against his wife.

While the petitioner listed the footballer as the sole respondent in her petition, Mr. Kayode named Pastor Adegboyega as a co-respondent in his cross-petition.

In his cross-petition filed by his lawyer, Akinpelu Ogunbona, the footballer admitted that they both married at the Marriage Registry in Ibadan South West Local Government, Oyo State on July 18, 2013 in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act.

Mr. Kayode, however, doubted his wife’s actual date of birth, stating that he was born in Ibadan, Oyo State on 8th May, 1993 “whilst the exact date of birth of the respondent (Mrs. Kayode) is unknown as her immediate younger sister was born 20th January, 1981 and she also has two different birth certificates – one indicating the date of birth as 03/12/86 and the other indicating 03/12/83.”

He agreed to the dissolution of the marriage, but attributed it to the alleged adulterous conduct of his wife, which he blamed on the co-respondent.

“Since the marriage, the respondent/petitioner has committed adultery with the co-respondent and other men and the cross petitioner (Mr. Kayode) finds it intolerable to live with the respondent,” he said.

Mr. Kayode alleged that his wife intentionally cut off the CCTV camera in their matrimonial home with the aim of concealing her adulterous acts.

He explained that sometime in 2017, after the arrival of the last child of the marriage, they both agreed to relocate the children of the marriage back to Nigeria for their educational stability.

“Unknown to the cross petitioner (Mr. Kayode), that decision is to pave way and give total freedom to the Respondent to showcase her promiscuity and infidelity.

“Unknown to the cross petitioner, the respondent is in the habit of participating in abusing alcohol and attending late night party with different ladies and men during the subsistence of the marriage and whilst the cross petitioner was away plying his football trade abroad.”

Mr. Kayode said in his bid to have a lifetime investment in Nigeria, he sometime in 2019 incorporated a company, D-E J-S Concept Ltd., as a vehicle for his investments in Nigeria, and made his wife a shareholder and director.

He claimed to have also bought many properties from one realtor, Ugochukwu Igboanugo of Ziloc Constructions Limited, who was initially introduced to him by his wife, but whom he later discovered was his wife’s ex-lover.

Mr. Kayode added that unknown to him, his wife allegedly “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 (his wife) has been spending lavishly to foster the amorous relationship between her and the co-respondent to cross petition and indeed was in a bid to start selling off the cross petitioner’s choice properties with the aim of spending the proceeds of same on her adulterous lifestyle.

“The adulterous relationship between the respondent and co-respondent to cross petition was even not hidden to the children of the marriage as the respondent often have her amorous phone conversations in the presence of the children of the marriage.

“The cross petitioner shall at the trial of this suit rely on several evidence of adulterous relationship between the respondent and co-respondent to cross petition.

“Indeed, the respondent and the co-respondent to cross petition are not even discreet with their illicit affairs as they even attended party together and danced together while spraying monies on the musician.

“In order to continue to keep the cross petitioner in the dark regarding the amorous affairs between the respondent and co-respondent to cross petition, the respondent intentionally cut off the CCTV camera in the matrimonial home,” he said

Mr. Kayode said he later returned to the country unannounced “in order to get further information regarding the atrocities of the respondent and co-respondent.”

He said on arriving the country in March this year, he confronted his wife “about her adulterous relationship with the co-respondent, but the respondent, rather than address the allegation, became angry and started assaulting and bullying the cross petitioner.

“The adulterous relationship between the respondent and co-respondent has caused the cross petitioner a lot of physical and emotional trauma to the extent that the cross petitioner cannot participate well in his football club.”

He added that he has been made to suffer huge financial loss as a result of the amorous relationship the co-respondent is allegedly having with the his wife, which informed why he had to abruptly terminate his football contract with his club Gencelerbidigi SK of Turkey.

The co-respondent to the cross petition had, however, not responded at the time of filing this report.

Enquiry at the High of the FCT’s Registry as at yesterday revealed that Mr. Adegboyega was yet to file any process.

Meanwhile, the case, now assigned to the court of Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, has been scheduled for hearing on September 24.

On Thursday, Kayode, who had remained in the shadow, came into the open for the first time to grant a face-to-face interview.

Using his Instagram handle for the live interview, he boldly reaffirmed his accusations against his estranged wife. He said he had more than enough proof that his estranged wife dated Pastor Adegboyega.

He also explained the part that on air personality Daddy Freeze played in the alleged love story of his ex-wife and the clergy.

During the live session, the footballer noted that he had proof that the clergy was having an affair with his ex-wife.

Kayode noted that he was not aware that his wife was having any business dealing with the clergy. He said Dora once told him that she wanted to go to London on holiday, and he paid all the expenses for her and his children.

According to him, it was while she was in London that she started making moves to see the clergyman.

He said: “I don’t know anything about Tobi as a business partner. All I know is that Tobi took her to a dinner in London, and I am 150 per cent sure that they are having a dinner. I have the pictures and it would be online soon.

“I used my money to send them on vacation in London, she and the children, and she used the opportunity to meet with Tobi. Tobi’s wife even knew everything that was going on.”

Kayode said he begged Dora despite having proof of her infidelity, as he wanted to make peace with her for the sake of their children.

The footballer alleged that his wife’s relationship with clergyman had not been discreet, with the pair seen openly attending parties and sharing intimate moments in public.

He further accused his estranged wife of undermining their joint business ventures.

“I incorporated DE-J-S Concept Ltd, intending it to be a vehicle for our investments, but Ezinne (Dora) exploited this opportunity to siphon funds and benefit from the company’s assets, facilitated by her ties with Ugochukwu Igboanugo.”

Addressing the issue concerning his children’s DNA, in which some publications claimed that none of them was his, Kayode said it was a diversionary tactics deployed by his wife to shift focus from the real issue. He refuted the claim while informing that he does not have paternity problem with his children.

“How is it possible that I will come to Nigeria and do a DNA for my children that I’ve not seen for months now? They have to tell me the hospital where I did the DNA and when I took my children there.

“Even the blog guys that used the story, I’ve been in touch with them and they apologised, saying they just received the story from someone.

“I threatened to take them to court and they have apologised.

“I don’t have any doubt that these children are my boys and I don’t have any issue with that. I still have their pictures in my house and I don’t have any reason to do DNA.

“And I want to say it again they are my boys. There is no doubt about that. This DNA story did not emanate from me.”

A friend of the family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Kayode’s family members are solidly behind their son.

“Kayode’s family members kicked against their son marrying her (Dora) but he was in love with her and overlooked a lot of things to keep his home.

“I have to add that his mother and siblings are suffering because he’s doing everything in conjunction with his wife.”