Jennifer, one of the wives of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed her divorce from him.
She gave the confirmation in a statement.
According to her, “the core reason for the divorce was disagreement over my continued stay in the United Kingdom” among other “long-standing issues”.
Jennifer said she had to flee Nigeria after she received threats to her life when she informed Atiku of her decision to divorce him.
The threats, she said, made her quit her law firm and sell her assets in Nigeria before fleeing.
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“Since this incident, I fear for my safety and that of my kids. His Excellency’s security operatives especially Ibro and others have been making threats and calling my relatives, friends, and staff and searching for my assets to seize and monitoring my phone calls and those of friends and relatives. For that reason, I have exited my law firm and sold all my assets, and moved abroad until peace reigns.
“I have done nothing wrong except to ask for a divorce and it pains me that I have to use this medium to address thorny issues but fear that at this point, I would have to put my side of the story on record. It is obvious that a campaign of calumny to total discredit and put me in bad light has begun.
“Despite all that has happened, I reiterate that I asked for a quiet divorce which had if it had been granted, we would not be where we are today. Divorce is never an easy process for both parties. I reiterate that I hope we can settle our issues privately and I would remain at His Excellency’s service should he need my help, anytime.”
Jennifer noted that Atiku has been seeking to recover an asset he previously gave to her, adding that another asset in Dubai was still under litigation.
The former Vice President has yet to react to the statement.