When the news broke that Emeka Ike’s wife of over 12 years, Emma, had filed a divorce suit against the actor on allegation of domestic violence, the actor was quick to dismiss it as mere rumour.
Ike insisted that his marriage is intact, claiming he had not received any divorce notice.
He said: “As I’m talking to you now, I have not received any divorce notice.
“Nothing like that happened.
“I have not received any letter from anybody.
“I am a Christian.
“We don’t divorce.”
But barely a week after his claim, the case came before a Lagos Island customary court where his wife’s petition for dissolution of their marriage was heard.
Though Ike was not in court, but his counsel was and so was Emma and her counsel.
In his presentation, Ike’s counsel prayed the court to adjourn the case for the next hearing to six months, citing the possibility of settlement between the couple before then.
His lawyer said: “My client is ill, but I will try my possible best to ensure that he comes on the next adjourned date.
“We indulge the court to give us six months from this day to see if there is possibility of settlement between the couple.”
In her response, Emma said six months was too long, adding that the respondent had two years to reconcile with her but didn’t.
She said: “The last time I wanted to speak with our children, it was my mother-in-law who picked the call and asked if I had read Exodus 21, which says that if I go, I shouldn’t return.”
Subsequently, the court President held that only two weeks can be granted and thereafter August 12, 2015 was fixed as next hearing date.
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