– Accuses Husband Of Planning To Marry American Mistress Through Back Door
– I Have No Wife, Says Lawmaker
The last may not have been heard about the member representing Orlu State Constituency of Imo state, Hon Ikenna Ihezuo, as his latest wife who is alleged to be either the third or fourth has dragged him to court seeking custody of their children.
Ikenna Martin Ihezuo’s estranged wife, Mrs Abigail Akachi Ihezuo as the Applicant and Ihezuo as the Respondent in Suit No HOW/FC 012/2025 is seeking custody of their two children, namely, Miss Stephanie Oluchi Ihezuo, a minor born on 13th December, 2020 and Stanley Onyekachi Ihezuo, also a minor born on May, 24, 2023
When contacted for comment by our reporter on the subject matter of the suit as stated below, Hon Ihezuo, in his characteristic manner, threw caution to the wind, and behaved in a manner that is not in tandem with his status as a lawmaker, by insulting and casting aspersion on the journalist who called to hear his own side of the story in line with the ethics of journalism.
Ihezuo, who claimed to have practiced journalism for many years before studying law, aside from harassing and calling the journalist all kinds of names also threatened that he will close down Nigeria Watchdog Newspaper if the reporter who called him publishes anything about the subject matter.
Conclusively, he said, “for your information, I don’t have a wife and nobody has the right to claim that she is my wife because, I am not officially married to anybody”.
The contents of the court processes seen by this reporter shows some the reliefs sought by th Plaintiff which include, “i. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court granting custody of MISS. STEPHANIE OLUCHI IHEZUO(aged 4 years)child of the marriage between the Applicant and the Respondent.
“ii. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court granting custody of MASTER. STANLEY ONYEKACHI IHEZUO(aged 1 year and 9 months)child of the marriage between the Applicant and the Respondent.
“iii. AN ORDER of the Honourable Court granting the Respondent access to the children of the marriage whom the Applicant has or shall have custody over.
“iv. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Respondent to pay the school fees and educational expenses of the children of the marriage in reputable institutions up to graduate and/or postgraduate levels in accordance with their respective aptitudes.
“vi. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Respondent to pay the sum of N500,000(Five Hundred Thousand)on monthly basis to the Applicant to meet the feeding, clothing, and general welfare of the children of the marriage in her custody and up till their attainment of 21 years.
“vii.AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Respondent to pay the sum of N500,000(Five Hundred Thousand)on monthly basis to the Applicant for her personal welfare and upkeep until she secures a suitable job to care for herself.
“viii. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court sharing the following properties, and/or joint business investments of the parties between the parties to wit, two supermarkets one lying at Owerri and the other at Orlu and the guest house recently established by the parties which is lying and situate at Owerri acquired by the parties herein in the course of their marriage and the following business jointly started and run together by the parties until the Respondent drove the Applicant out.
“ix. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court mandating the Respondent to provide as and when needed the funds for the medical care, welfare, school fees, rents and other outgoing expenses of the two children of the marriage.
“X. AN ORDER of Perpetual Injunction of this Honourable Court restraining the Respondent from interfering with the Applicant’s custody of the children of the marriage, especially by conveying them overseas without the notice, participation and similar arrangement made by the respondent for the Applicant”.”
The Court processes also read thus, “I, ABIGAIL AKACHI IHEZUO,Female,Christian,Nigerian Citizen of Ugiri- Ibeme autonomous community in Isiala Mbano Local Government of Imo State, Nigeria, do hereby solemnly make oath and state as follows:
That I am the Applicant in this suit by virtue of which I am familiar with the facts and circumstances of this case.
That the Respondent married me customarily on the 29 day of March, 2020,in accordance with the customs and traditions of the people of Ugiri-Ibeme autonomous community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area, Imo State.
That immediately after the marriage, we started cohabiting. We lived in both the country home at Umuduruaku village,Eziachi autonomous community, Orlu Local Government Area, Imo State and at Plot 141 Housing Area V, New Owerri, Imo State.
That my marriage to the Respondent is blessed with two Children, MISS. STEPHANIE OLUCHI IHEZUO(aged 4 years)and MASTER.STANLEY ONYEKACHI IHEZUO (aged 1 year and 9 months)who are the subjects of the current application.
Before the commencement of this mariage, I was an employee of Fidelity bank Plc. I worked at the Port Harcourt Road Branch of the bank as a Customer Service and tellering officer. About a month or so after the celebration of the marriage, I discovered that I was pregnant with my first child Stephanie Oluchi Ihezuo.
The Respondent insisted that I must resign from my banking job. He does not believe that his wife would work at such a place and be subject to his perceived harassment or unnecessary the banking jobs brings. I was unwilling to leave my job at the bank,but with his strong persuasion, the Respondent got me to resign.
It was our agreement that we will set up a business which I will be personally responsible for running. He maintained that this arrangement would give me sufficient time to take care of him, the home and our children. In effect, I became a housewife with a promise of business to be established for me” among others.
She also accused the Respondent of being violent in addition to being serially involved in marriage scams.
She further averred “That unknown to me,the Respondent entered into a statutory marriage with one Rosita Nkechinyere Obljiaku,The said marriage was conducted on the 13″day of June,2023 at the Amac Marriage Registry,FCT Abuja, Nigerla.
Before the commencement of our marriage in 2020,1 knew the Respondent had previously been married,I was aware that he had been married to one Chioma Iheanacho from Anambra State.I had no idea however that he had two other ladies subsequent to his marriage to Chioma Iheanacho.
It was at my discovery of his secret marriage to Rosita Nkechinyere Obijiaku in 2023 that I started asking more questions only to discover that the Respondent has always been into marriage fraud.I discovered that the Respondent habitually marries ladies,sucks their best years out of them and throws them out of the marriage,He did so to one Salome Chizoba Ogu from Mbaise and later to Obiageli Calista Nwanne from Amucha,Nwangele Local Government Area,Imo State.
That when I discovered the Respondent’s secret marriage to Rosita Nkechinyere Obijiaku,I confronted him but he denied.Eventually,he admitted it when he saw that I was in possession of undeniable proof. It was after this admission that all hell broke loose.”
When contacted,Abigail confirmed the pendency of the suits at the High Court and Family Court.According to her,she was legally married to Ihezuo,adding that it is surprising to her that the Lawmaker could make such claim.
