Comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly as Basketmouth has announced the end of his 12 years old marriage with wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha.
The father of three of kids, Basketmouth took to his Instagram page where he made the unpalatable news to his millions of followers.
In his post, he pleaded with the audience to give him and his family full privacy, as he and his now ex-wife co-parent together and give their children the love and support they need.
However, Basketmouth did not give the reason why he end his 12 years of marriage with wife that gave him three wonderful kids.
Announcing his divorce, Basketmouth wrote, “As much as it pains me to bring 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. Thank you,” he wrote on his Instagram page.
As expected, the internet was really agog seeing the news of Basketmouth’s divorce, even Nigerian celebrities expressed their disbelief on social media.