‘I never assaulted her’ — fiancé of lady who cancelled wedding breaks silence

David Okike, the man whose fiancee called off their wedding over alleged physical abuse, has spoken for the first time on the issue.

On Thursday, the lady, who identified as Ada Uburu, cancelled her wedding, citing rampant maltreatment.

Reacting via a Facebook post on Friday, Okike said though there were cases of disagreements, he never assaulted Uburu.

He said their relatives, including Uburu’s mother, can testify that he is not a violent or abusive partner.

Okike, however, accused Uburu of being dishonest, adding that she fakes her identity at her own convenience. 

“Let me first clarify that we have dated for over 8 years and she bears Ada Uburu with her official name, Michael Helen Ozioma, and another identity – Sandra Obi, which she uses to suit her purpose of identification at a particular time,” he wrote.

“Within these years, I have never on any occasion, irrespective of the level of provocation, raised my hand on her and this is because I respect and adore her. There was no such occurrence where I raised a knife, cutlass, and or harmer on her and it was shocking to read her fabrications in that regard. 

“Accepting that there is no perfect relationship, I can’t deny the fact that we sometimes disagree but it never led to assault as she alleged. 

“I make the above statements knowing that we were not living alone but surrounded by relatives which can as well serve as witnesses to how we lived while we were together in my house. 

“My mother-in-law still keeps in touch to date. This goes to prove that she is on her own and doesn’t enjoy her family’s support in the destructive line she has towed. 

“This is difficult for me to bring to the public domain but I am aware that he who asserts must prove and that silence sometimes means acceptance and as such, I am handicapped safe from letting the public into this issue.  

“I am now certain that she isn’t the woman meant for me as She is more interested in tarnishing my image and ruining my reputation after swindling me and postponing our scheduled marriage for four consecutive times. 

“To what gains exactly? Even after terminating three of my pregnancies without my consent. Why would a rational thinking woman keep quiet while I spend heavily on wedding arrangements when she was convinced she didn’t want the marriage to hold.

“She had always maintained that she never wanted a child before wedlock, which I accepted and respected because of the love I have for her. 

“After paying her bride price in 2020, she took in and terminated the pregnancy at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. That was the third pregnancy she terminated.

“I was pained and we had some misunderstanding and it got to a stage where my mother-in-law got worried if she could still get pregnant because of her series of abortions. 

“Be it as it may, when we went for marriage counseling, the church decided that her condition doesn’t permit holy matrimony but rather marriage blessings, this got her unnecessarily worked up. She became hostile to me and got angry at any little provocation. It was the height of her frustration. She isn’t what I bargained for after all. 

“I thank God that she is taking this direction and I accept and respect her decision. But telling lies to play a victim is way beyond normal and unacceptable.

“Regardless of what happened, she is having my child, and the Uburu tradition and culture don’t allow that I receive the dowry I paid as she is pregnant for me at present.

“When she delivers my child, I will surely receive my dowry. A woman with multiple identities.”