Billionaire businessman and former Skye Bank chairperson, Tunde Ayeni, has responded to the recent insistence by an Abuja-based lawyer, Adaobi Alagwu, that they had a daughter together.
DAILY POST recalls that the controversy surrounding the paternity of the child, Omarosa, came to public attention after Alagwu claimed that Ayeni was the biological father of her child.
However, Ayeni swore an affidavit before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stating categorically that he has no paternal ties to the child.
In the affidavit, Ayeni alleged that Alagwu manipulated him into believing he was the father, going as far as tampering with a DNA test to support her claims. The businessman emphasized that he has withdrawn any consent previously given for the child to bear his family name.
However, Adaobi, in a response through her lawyer, insisted that she was legally married to the businessman and that Mr. Ayeni is the biological father of her daughter, Omarosa.
The legal counsel stated that the traditional marriage rites between Ms. Alagwu and Mr. Ayeni were lawfully conducted, including the payment of the bride price, adding that the ceremony was captured on video.
Reacting, however, Ayeni, through his legal team, called for an investigation into what they described as “an act of criminal blackmail and extortion.”
“In a desperate bid to maintain her illusion of a relationship with Ayeni, Alagwu has allegedly resorted to blackmail, threatening to release compromising private photos of the businessman to the public.
“However, following the breakdown of their entanglement and the confirmation that Ayeni is not the father of Alagwu’s child, he severed all ties with her and, in a gentlemanly manner, issued a quit notice to both Alagwu and her mother, giving them a six-month period to vacate the properties. One is in Aso Estate the other one in Joe akhigbe road.
“With the expiration of this deadline fast approaching, Alagwu has allegedly resorted to threats, vowing to leak private images in an attempt to coerce Ayeni into allowing her continued occupation of the property,” the legal team noted.
