Tunde Ayeni’s ex-mistress’ absence stalls court proceedings

The courtroom proceedings within the ongoing DNA saga involving Nigerian businessman Tunde Ayeni and Abuja-based lawyer Adaobi Alagwu took an surprising activate Monday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ayeni turned embroiled in a messy paternity dispute with Ms Alagwu, his ex-mistress, who accused him of fathering her daughter, Omarosa.

Mr Ayeni, who had publicly denied fathering a toddler with Ms Alagwu on a number of events, filed a case in opposition to her within the Customary Court docket at Dawaki, Abuja.

He initiated the lawsuit to problem the claims of paternity and a purported marriage made by the previous contestant of the 2014 Most Lovely Woman in Nigeria pageant in opposition to him.

In response to the lawsuit, the courtroom summoned Ms Alagwu to look on 11 February to deal with her allegations of marrying and having a toddler with Mr Ayeni.

Nonetheless, she was absent through the listening to and didn’t current her case.

Her absence prompted the courtroom to adjourn the case till 17 February, when she once more didn’t attend the listening to.

Court docket

On the courtroom on Monday, Mr Ayeni introduced his marriage certificates to Biola Ayeni, his spouse of over 30 years, to reaffirm his marital standing.

The businessman alleged that Ms Alagwu dated a number of folks between Lagos and Abuja on the time, noting that her different boyfriends ought to be required to bear DNA assessments.

He talked about that he was cajoled by her father, who claimed to be a excessive chief in his group, warning that because the group chief, he would face vital shame if his daughter bore a toddler with out being married.

Mr Ayeni famous that he made Ms Alagwu’s father conscious that he was married underneath the regulation, “but the person cried and begged”.

He alleged that Ms Alagwu’s father argued that it will be higher “for it to be whispered {that a} married man had impregnated her than for his title to be ridiculed”.

“Being a person of reputation within the society, Ayeni succumbed as he was additionally frightened the doubt this might solid on his marriage may price him an excessive amount of. At present, the die is solid, and Adaobi, I, who willingly confirmed her little one’s face out in public, couldn’t seem to defend her legitimacy. As an alternative, she subjected her two younger, inexperienced attorneys to symbolize her, tendering a medical report claiming she was sick because the case was once more adjourned until 4th of March 2025.

“In all of this, and on the danger of being accused of being the influencer of the shame inflicted on Adaobi, Mrs Abiola Ayeni sat via the proceedings in silent grace, recognising and respecting that the compulsory accountability upon her as an honourable married spouse to the person underneath cross-examination and her legitimately born kids outdated each opposite perspective that the defendant and her younger attorneys may maintain”, an announcement despatched to this newspaper by Mr Ayeni’s publicist learn.

Mr Ayeni prayed the courtroom to expedite the matter and finish what he described as a marketing campaign of blackmail and public deception.

DNA

The lawyer’s failure to look in courtroom solid doubt on her credibility and the validity of her claims in opposition to Mr Ayeni.

Ms Alagwu’s absence from courtroom adopted the revelation of her DNA check outcomes, which allegedly confirmed Mr Ayeni as the daddy of her little one—the check the businessman vehemently rejected.

In a press launch he signed and obtained by this newspaper, Mr Ayeni denounced the DNA outcomes (which he participated in) as fraudulent, suggesting that Ms Alagwu was tormented by her reckless previous and was pushed by desperation.

The assertion learn: “This desperation is pushing her on this journey to infamy and supreme shame. It has develop into essential to deal with as soon as once more the persistent and shameful marketing campaign of blackmail, deceit, and defamation orchestrated by Ms. Adaobi Alagwu. Once I say the certificates is faux, I’m stating a place knowledgeable by indeniable details.

“First, the consequence was meant to be out in 5 days. Later, a letter, purportedly from the centre, got here pushing the date the consequence can be prepared by two additional days. Once we cross-checked from the centre, they denied figuring out the letter and the Indian title that signed it. At that time, it turned clear that the method had been compromised and that the end result couldn’t be real. We’ve since found different nefarious steps taken to return in regards to the so-called DNA certificates.”

He alleged that Ms Alagwu and her associates hacked into the e-mail accounts of the accredited laboratory liable for conducting the DNA evaluation.

“Their objective was to insert a falsified doc to assist her baseless claims. Individuals are privy to those details, and in the end, they’ll be introduced to the suitable authorities, particularly now that we’re in courtroom.

“As an illustration, it was not a mere coincidence that it was at this essential cut-off date after we have been anticipating the outcomes that Google came upon that the e-mail we used had been compromised. At that time, we misplaced confidence within the course of and the centre. It was then we requested for an additional DNA at one other centre, which the woman rebuffed,” the assertion added.

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He reiterated that he had no marital connection to Ms Alagwu.

“The kid in query just isn’t Mr Ayeni’s: Ms Alagwu’s fabricated DNA consequence contradicts the authentic, verified outcomes that conclusively set up the absence of any organic relationship. Her try to attract any type of comparability by releasing the stated little one’s {photograph} on social media is laughable. It goes in opposition to all the pieces the deeply rooted Igbo tradition and custom stands for.

“The continued blackmail and cyber-attacks are prison actions: Ms Alagwu’s actions lengthen past slander; they’re rooted in deliberate criminality, together with cyber intrusion and doc forgery. Authorized motion has already been initiated, and all proof has been handed over to the suitable authorities”, the assertion added.

He said that the lawyer’s manipulations and protracted delusions wouldn’t damage his residence and urged the general public to ignore any claims made by Ms Alagwu and her collaborators.