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“I Never Abandoned My Children…I Feel Embarrassed By Some Of these Stories” Embattled Husband, John Edobor Declares In Face Of Massive Allegations By Estranged Wife All Out For Him, Ivie
Man in the eye of the storm, John Edobor insists at no time did he abandon his children.
He insist he always catered for them and claims some of the stories of allegations against him by estranged wife, Ivie in the raging family mess are ‘’embarrassing ’’
Here are links of initial reports for background-
‘’And she stays all through the weekend?’’ i asked.
‘’Yes’’ he responded and provided deeper insight ‘’She stays till Sunday, she leaves on Sunday’’
He took a slight pause and continued ‘’that was when she was still with the father till April when she went to rent her house and the reason she gave for that was that ….’’
‘’ was this before or after she helped you to secure your new place’’ i broke in
‘’No’’ he asserted emphatically and went to provide explanation for getting an apartment in Yaba
‘’the reason i even rented an apartment in Yaba was that we had agreed that because of what happened in Ajah and because…
‘’But you have paid off the debt?’’ i interjected.
‘’I have paid of my part of it and she paid of her part of it as well but as we speak some of these debts are still hanging’’ he explained and continued ‘’ so we agreed because of what happened in Ajah and the children are currently schooling in Surulere
‘’And that’s another thing, I read that – she said immediately she moved to her father’s house, you stopped catering for the children as well?’’ i threw at him.
‘’That’s not true’’ he said in a quiet voice and went ‘’there is even a lady i will ask you to call, the lady came with the children she sells cloths….
‘’But your wife alleged you stopped paying for school feels of the children and left her to fend for them?’’ i did not throw of the abandonment allegations at him
‘’That is not true’’ he insisted and declared ‘’i can show you receipts of their school fees’’
‘’The new one of the old one?’’ i wanted clarification
‘’Both the new and the old’’ he asserted
‘’She said she changed the children’s school because she was forced to be coming from Orile to Vcitoria Island everyday to bring them to school’’ i threw up another of his estranged wife’s allegation at him
He paused a bit and explained ‘’ you know what really happened is that when she took the kids, i had paid their school fees there’’
‘’When she took them away or you agreed she moved to her father’s house?’’ i asked.
‘’Yes’’ he stated and continued ‘’when she moved to her father’s house, they were still coming to Ajah to school..’’
‘’From Orile?’’ interjected
‘’Yes’’ he agreed and continued ‘’but when herself and the father according to them decided to take the children to another school in Surulere they didn’t inform and whereas i had paid the school fees in Ajah and it was even the school that called and said Oga we have not been seeing your children, i hope no
issue and i said, hahan my children came to school today and they said no, since you made your payment for the past one week..we haven’t seen them and i said that’s not true and i put call through to Ivie and i said, Ivie see what the principal of the school has just said is it true and she yes and i said why did you do that without my consent and she said well, she can no longer be taking the children to and fro and i said but you didn’t discuss with me and you knew i had gone to pay their fees
‘’and the school fees as i speak with you is still with the school and the have not refunded that money’’ he declared
‘’How much are we talking about ‘’ i asked
‘’I initially paid about N500,000’’ he stated and continued ‘’and the school has not refund the money and i have even gone there to plead with the school that okay take some and give me the rest but the school has refused to refund the money’’
‘’But the policy of the school is that school fees are no refundable?’’ i sought clarification
‘’Yes’’ he affirmed ‘’ that was what they claimed and now am like if that is the case that means i have lost that money…and as i speak even their first time, i have paid..’’
‘’they have been in the new school for how long?’’ i asked.
‘’they have been in the new school for a session and this is the second session now?’’ he disclosed
‘’So she paid for the first term of enrolment in the new but the subsequent terms you have being paying? I asked
‘’Yes’’ ‘’Yes’’ he stated emphatically and ‘’i have evidences’’ he added
‘’so she secured your new apartment for you?’’ i returned him to the former discussion trial
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