Popular broadcaster, Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, who had been asked to pay the sum of N5m for committing adultery with his lover, Benedicta Elechi has revealed that the Rivers State High Court judgement was obtained in his absence.
Reacting to the judgement which went viral on Friday, Daddy Freeze in a video on his YouTube channel Saturday said that he was as surprised as many of his fans when he heard the verdict.
He said, “Many of you would have been surprised as I was to wake up one morning and see a judgement from a Rivers State high court. Well, guys, I was never served, so the judgement was obtained in my absence.
“So, what do we do, we go straight to the appeal court. A lot of people are unaware that the judgement isn’t final until it gets to the Supreme Court.
“I’m very confident in the judiciary system and I do believe that I will receive a fair judgement.”
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered Daddy Freeze, to pay the sum of N5m for committing adultery with Elechi to Paul Odekina, who was married to Elechi at the time the adulterous act was committed.
In the court documents obtained by one of our correspondents, with the suit no PHC/403MC/2012, Mrs Benedicta Nkemdilim Odekina is the Petitioner/Cross Respondent, while Mr Paul Odekina is 1st Respondent/Cross Petitioner and Ifedayo Olarinde (Freeze) is the Co-Respondent to Petition/Cross Respondent.
