leaked audio has surfaced on social media platforms wherein Emeka Ike appeared to have asked his first son, Michael, to kill himself.
The Nollywood star’s 17-year-old marriage to Suzanne Emma was dissolved by a Lagos Island customary court in 2017 over incessant battery.
The court also granted Ike the custody of their four children but ruled that Suzanne be allowed unhindered access to them.
The actor, who has not been featured in movies for over 13 years, made a comeback in Toyin Abraham’s ‘Malaika’.
During an interview last week, the film star revisited issues that led to his failed marriage, alleging that his ex-wife, Suzanne, made him lose his properties worth millions and access to his four kids.
The actor also denied ever beating his former wife. He claimed she orchestrated false accusations of assault, leading to the dissolution of their marriage and the closure of his “N480 million investment”.
Emma, however, fired back at Ike, alleging that she endured physical abuse during their marriage.
She claimed the actor “is a drug addict”. She also alleged that the actor’s drug addiction was one of the reasons for the abuse she suffered in their marriage.
But on Saturday, Michael shared a voice recording wherein Ike appeared to be urging him to kill himself.
The actor is heard raising his voice at his first son in the recording.
“Michael go and jump in front of a truck right now. Now now, go and jump. Jump from where you are and break your head and smash it. You are my stress. You are my problem,” he was heard saying in the voice note.
“You are the one I sent to school. I spent all my money that I did not have. I was just getting money to save you.”
In the recording, Emeka also alleged that his children were being used to blackmail him.
The actor is heard raising his voice at his first son in the recording.
“Michael go and jump in front of a truck right now. Now now, go and jump. Jump from where you are and break your head and smash it. You are my stress. You are my problem,” he was heard saying in the voice note.
“You are the one I sent to school. I spent all my money that I did not have. I was just getting money to save you.”
In the recording, Emeka also alleged that his children were being used to blackmail him.