Nollywood actress and ex-beauty queen, Mbong Amata, has broken the silence after news of her disappearance was disclosed by her ex-husband, Jeta Amata.
She made her re-appearance on Instagram today, Monday, June 28, 2021.
Recall that filmmaker, Jeta Amata, who is also the ex-husband of the actress, had raised alarms claiming his ex-wife and mother of their daughter is missing.
Her daughter, Veno, also made a video to confirm the news. However, Mbong’s friend came out to say the news was untrue.
Breaking her silence, Mbong took to her Instagram page on Monday to release a video, stating the news of her disappearance is false. She said she is hale and hearty, adding that it is a normal occurrence for her to be absent on social media.
She said, “People who are close to me and those who matter to me the most understand how I use my social media. They understand that I do take my periodic breaks from time to time and I have been on a social media detox since January.
“It just so happens that this time around, it happened a bit longer than normal, which is okay. I am perfectly fine and there is nothing wrong with me. I am just ‘social media’ detoxing. I have heard so many disturbing reports about me missing, or something happening to me. Please, take it from me; I am well, alive, and healthy. I am fine; I was just off social media.”
Narrating her ordeal since their marriage was called off and the struggle to get custody of their child. She also debunked Jeta’s parenting rumours about her being a ‘part-time’ mother.
Mbong continued, “People who know me close enough know that I share a daughter with my ex-husband and it has been quite a ride. My daughter would be 13 in August; She is a huge part of my life. I love her dearly and nobody can love my daughter more than I possibly can. She is everything to me.
“Unfortunately, we are faced with this custody issue that has been lingering for so long. Right now, my ex-husband is going on a rant, wondering what is wrong with me; acting like he does not know what happened or what inspired. He fought with me to a standstill as regards my daughter and it got really bad. It’s rather unfortunate that we are here.”
“I’ve always made one thing clear to him; he knows how much of a hands-on mother I am. I will not discredit myself and reduce my role as a mom to just speaking to my daughter on the phone.
“I had been very clear and said to him that if he will not let me full access to my daughter physically, I have no part of what is going on.
“I don’t want to be a mother who is hanging on the fence. He tries to make me want to be a mum who is hanging on the fence and make me speak to my daughter when it is convenient for him but I said to him, ‘no’.”
According to her, she wishes to be in her daughter Veno’s life and the reason he(Jeta) decides to do things this way is best known to him.
She said, “I want to be a part of my daughter’s life; teach her the things I know. Go through life and do fun things with her. I want to have a proper relationship with my daughter but he denied me access. I do not know why he chose this route.”
Mbong separated from her husband in 2013 and divorced in 2014.
