Fani-Kayode separates from 4th wife, sues blogger |SEE REASONS
Afnews Editor
Sep 17, 2020
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and his ex-beauty queen wife, Precious Chikwendu, have separated, family sources said.
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"I am aware that they are separated and are not staying together as we speak," Chikwendu's uncle, Okey Onyemachi told PremiumTimes.
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The couple has been married since 2014, have four sons, including a set of two-year-old triplets.
A family source told PremiumTimes on Wednesday that the marriage broke down due to a health challenge which Chikwendu has been trying to manage since they became a couple.
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Although unconfirmed news reported that the separation to domestic violence and alleged that the triplet sons may not have been fathered by Fani-Kayode as they were conceived through IVF and Chikwendu had demanded a DNA test.
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However, Fani-Kayode has filed a pre-litigation letter to the blogger, Stella Dimokorkus, who reported the allegation.
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In a letter signed by his lawyer, Mr. Adeola Adedipe, dated September 16, 2020, the former minister described the report as preposterous.
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The letter titled, 'Defamation of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode- Re: Femi Fani-Kayode and Precious Chikwendu Part Ways Over Alleged Domestic Violence', stated that the allegations were spurious and maliciously engineered.
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The former minister said he was disturbed about the manner in which the report was written which insults the sensibilities of unsuspecting readers.
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Also, Onyemachi in his chat with PremiumTimes denied Dimokorkus's reports.
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"I never witnessed any domestic violence incident but I am aware that they are separated and are not staying together as we speak, but reports of domestic violence are very funny and malicious," he said.
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"I am unhappy about the reports and my major concern is the children and why people are cooking up fake stories. The allegations that the kids aren't chief's is a big lie and unthinkable. Precious is my niece and I can confirm that all these stories are false."
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