Basketmouth, Nigerian comedian ends union with wife

Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha who is better known as Basketmouth has announced on his social media platform that he is ending his union with his wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha.

The renowned comedian made the announcement on his Facebook platform on Thursday afternoon.

Making the announcement, he captioned the post, “For the first and the last time.”

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Read his full statement below.

“As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.”

Basketmouth continued, “After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end out marriage.

“As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance and support they need.”

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The concluding part of his statement read, “We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times. Thank you.”

The couple tied the knot on November 6, 2010. They had two children together.