Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as ‘Basketmouth ‘ and his wife Elsie Uzoma Okpocha are seperating after twelve years of marriage.
The 44 -year -old comedian announced the breakup in a statement posted on his Instagram page on Thursday.
He wrote, “As much as it pains me to bring my personnel 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 guidenace and support they need.
“We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times.
“Thank you”.
The couple got married in 2010 and they have three children together, Janelle, Jason, and Maya Okpocha