Popular comedian, Basketmouth has come out to announce that he and his wife, Elsie Okpocha have separated after 12 years of marriage.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, after much deliberations, he and his wife finally arrived at the tough decision to end their marriage and move on with their separate lives.

He added that as much as it pains him to bring his personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.

His words, “After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.”

“As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.”

”After much delibrations, 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.”