Four months after announcing their separation on social media platforms, A-list Nigerian comedian, Basket mouth has come out to state again that he is still very much separated from his wife, Elsie Okpocha.
In a recent interview with, Tv3_Ghana, the father of two stated that his separation was not a joke neither was it for publicity stunt as Netizens assumed.
Recall when Basket mouth took to his Instagram page to announce his separation from his wife of 12 years on the ground of unavailable conditions.
See his post from December 22, 2022 below
“As much as it plins me to brinBasket mouth and Elsie Okpocha g my personal life to the public
space, this is an unavoidable situation.
After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the
difficult decision to end our marriage.
As we move forward separately, we will continue to work
together to give our beautiful children all the care, love,
guidance and support they need.
We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate
through these times.”
He said people thought he was pulling a publicity stunt with the news of his separation, implying that he was using it to promote his show.
Speaking on this misinformation, Basket mouth made it clear that he is still very much separated from his estranged wife, Elsie Okpocha. He also stated that the people assuming he was using his marriage to seek attention do not know who he is. That he would never joke with something as serious as his marriage.
Basket mouth said he announced the separation because it was something that needed to be done and he did it for reasons best known to him.
Speaking on his current relationship with his estranged wife, Elsie Okpocha. He said they are cool with each other despite being separated.
The couple got married in 2010 and their marriage is blessed with two children.
You can watch him speak on his marriage in the video above