A request by Abdul’Hakeem Labi-Lawal, defence counsel to Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, to get six months to settle the differences between the actor and his estranged wife, Suzanne Rero, has been rejected.
Labi-Lawal had asked President of the Lagos Island Customary Court, Awos Awosola, to be given time to settle things amicably, but the court granted him only two weeks. He also said his client could not show up in court because he was ill.
“My client is ill but I will try my best possible to see that he comes on the next adjourned date. We indulge the court to give us six months from this day to see if there is possibility of settlement between the couple,” he told the court.
But Mrs Ike claimed her estranged husband had two years to sort things out but never made any move. She said, “The last time I wanted to speak with our children, it was my mother-in-law who picked the call and asked if I had read Exodus 21 which says that if I go, I shouldn’t return.”
The court granted two weeks to Emeka Ike’s lawyer to explore ways of settling the issues between the estranged husband and wife before the next hearing. The court later adjourned the case till August 12.
