Kalu Ikeagwu, a popular Nigerian actor, has dragged his estranged wife, Ijeoma to court over children’s custody.
In the suit marked LD/8939HD/2021, the movie star told the Ikeja High Court that Ijeoma abandoned their marriage and also prevented him access to their two kids.
Mr Ikeagwu claimed in court that his wife packed out of their matrimonial home and told him she was going to her father’s house in Enugu.
He said she was later seen at the airport in Lagos going to an unknown destination.
He said, “She told me she was at her father’s place in Enugu and four days later, I saw her at the airport in Lagos, heading to God knows where.”
Ikeagwu is seeking an end to their marriage.
The Nollywood star also asked the court to grant him full custody of his three-year-old son and their 10-year-old step daughter.
Ikeagwu noted that he stopped sending money for upkeep of the kids after Ijeoma denied him being the father to his step daughter.
According to him, this was after Ijeoma accused him of trying to sleep with the child.
While answering questions in court on why he also wanted full custody of the step daughter after he had earlier sought revocation of guardianship, Ikeagwu explained that he got wind of his estranged wife wanting to relocate the children.
The judge however made it known that it will be difficult to give the actor custody of their daughter while her mother is still alive.
Kalu Ikeagwu and Ijeoma have been married for six years.
