On-air personality, Ifedayo Olarinde popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has been ordered to pay a sum of N5m to Mr Paul Odekina for adultery committed with Paul’s wife.
The judgement was made in High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday 18th February, 2021.
Daddy Freeze was alleged to have committed adultery with the wife of Mr Paul, Benedict Elechi. The affair was blessed with a son in 2015.
The presiding Judge, Hon Justice Akpughunum, in a judgment which lasted more than one hour thirty minutes, ruled that Benedicta’s husband, Paul Odekina, proved his case of adultery against Daddy Freeze and Benedicta through photographic, documentary and electronic evidence and also by the admission of Benedicta Elechi herself.
The Judge then proceeded to address Benedicta as a “self-acclaimed adulterer”.
Recall that both persons in the affair were both married to their spouses at the time the affair was going on. This led to the fall of Daddy Freeze’s marriage to Opeyemi.
Their marriage was subsequently dissolved in 2019 by a Lagos High Court.
Daddy Freeze had made claims of domestic violence on social media where he disclosed his wife had been violent towards him.
However, it was concluded to be false and revealed to be a part of Daddy Freeze’s scheme to justify his marital affairs with Benedicta.
Benedicta’s marriage to Paul was also dissolved on account of marital fidelity. The Court couldn’t find proof to justify claims made by Benedicta of abandonment & sexual impropriety against her husband.
In addition to this, the court also dismissed Benedicta’s struggle to get N1.5m monthly upkeep, one Brand new car every three years, Annual vacation abroad, share in the family estate and many more, on the grounds that she did not establish any of her claims.
The court also granted custody of the three children from the marriage to her husband, declaring that she was unfit in character and behaviour to bring up the children, citing her admission of adultery, her conduct during the trial and her statement that she would not recommend her conduct to her daughters.
The court also ordered Benedicta to hand over the children’s birth certificates and international passports to their father, Mr Paul Odekina.
The Judge further ruled that the adopted daughter of the erstwhile couple, who is a biological daughter of Benedicta’s sister is to remain in their joint custody.
Recall that Benedicta has made claims of abandonment of her husband in January 2018 on Linda Ikeji’s Blog. However, according to reports, she had no proof other than heresays.
Information gathered indicates that Benedicta was running a multi-million naira food processing business set up for her by her husband in Port Harcourt when she started her affair with Freeze.
Benedicta moved in with her four children in 2016 after Opeyemi, the former wife of Daddy Freeze, left the house.
Benedicta and Daddy Freeze were represented by B.J. Monsigha Esq.
