The estranged husband of Farida Sobowale, founder of House of Phreedah, has defended himself opting out of his newly contracted marriage to the socialite, prompting her to make an attempt to kill herself.
It would be recalled that a video went viral on social media capturing the moment Farida tried to end it all because her husband dumped her 2 months after their N100 million luxurious wedding which she sponsored single-handed.
Many Nigerians had harsh words for Demola who was believed to have caused Farida a pointless heartache by dumping her and returning to his ex-girlfriend.
In a phone conversation with a female voice, Demola has now explained the genesis of the crisis.
He narrowed it down to promiscuity on the part of Farida.
He alleged that when they met around 2009 in London, he accommodated Farida in his apartment at Barking at the time.
He alleged that he was making love to Farida one day and his neighbor, whom he identified as Alhaji Kebe, came to knock his door and accuse him of snatching his girlfriend and tormenting him with the noises of their lovemaking.
Demola claimed he confronted Farida with the information and she told him it was a long time ago she befriended the Alhaji.
The estranged husband further alleged that if he listed 20 of his friends, 18 of them had slept with Farida.
Speaking in Yoruba, Demola said in the conversation: “I am Extremely wealthy I live in a 22 bedroom mansion, if I count 20 of my friends Farida has slept with 18. When I got back to Nigeria from abroad in 2009 Farida came to Lagos in 2010 that same year I took her to China embassy with me so she could start traveling to buy and sell things from China me that she’s calling a gigolo.
In that same year I told her to stop following one of my friends. She went behind my back tell that one that I asked her to stop following him and it almost became a quarrel between me and that friend. The same friend told me that my girl is an ashewo I told my friend to not disrespect Farida.”
“Farida said I’m a gigolo, but I live in a 22 bedroom Mansion and My brother’s duplex is beside my house Farida goes to my brother’s house too. Farida will be in my brother’s apartment from morning till night. I asked her what are you always doing there or do you want to start sleeping with my brother too.
I am not a Gigolo and my father is extremely wealthy and I have been flying first class for a very long time. Ask anybody in London.
Now in 2015, she was in my house. In fact, it was from my house she got married to her first husband Tunde shobowale. She would sometimes still come to my house to collect ‘serious knacking’.
That same 2015 I was doing politics runs with Dayo Amosun that I spent $2 million dollars contesting for house of reps. I had to step down due to the politics issues.”
While not denying that Farida sponsored their wedding, he said his own idea was for the marriage to be quiet and contracted in the sitting room.
He said Farida however resisted the idea, saying that her status is big in Lagos and she could not indulge in such as it would spoil her name.
Demola admitted that it was his estranged wife who looked for the hall and made other arrangements.
