Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has announced that he and his wife Elsie Okpocha have separated after 12 years of marriage.

The ace funyman made the  announcement in his his Instagram page, he revealed that  the decision came after much deliberations, “my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.” – he said

In the announcement, he also asked members of the public for privacy as they navigate their new life. His post at the time reads;

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” 

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