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Former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, has asked a Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja to declare that his ex-mistress Adaobi Alagwu’s daughter is not his.Ayeni and Alagwu have been locked in a paternity dispute since 2022.While she insists that her daughter belongs to the business mogul, Ayeni has repeatedly denied fathering the child.Ayeni while being led in evidence on Monday by his lawyer, Silas Onu, said Alagwu was never his wife and urged the court for pronouncement declaring the same.He said, “I want a declaration that she was never my wife; we were never married, and I am not the biological father of her daughter.”Ayeni, recounting details of his relationship with Alagwu, said he had made commitments before the child was born and immediately after by paying money to Alagwu’s father in the form of a dowry and agreeing to have the daughter bear his surname, but the money was returned to him, stressing that he was never married to her.Ayeni added that he came to court because he brought a petition against Alagwu, who had been parading herself as his wife and claiming that she had a child for him, which he said was not true.--To continue reading, click the link in our bio--Follow us for more breaking news and videos
Feb 18, 2025
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