The dissolution of Bright Okpocha’s marriage to Elsie Uzoma Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has been made public.
Goldennewsng reports that On December 22, the media personality announced the news on his official Instagram page.
He said that he and his wife had decided to end their 12-year marriage after much thought.
Basketmouth went on to say that even though they would separate, they would still work together to take care of their children’s needs.
During this time, the socialite requested that the general public respect their privacy.
In his words:
“As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.
After much deliberations, 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.”