Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire has taken to Instagram Story to publicly accuse her estranged husband, actor Fredrick Leonard, of infidelity and manipulation, sharing a series of emotional posts that have sparked widespread reactions online.
In her posts, the actress alleged that Leonard was involved in a long-term affair with a married woman and claimed she only discovered the relationship after obtaining evidence that contradicted his repeated denials.
She opened her narration with a hypothetical scenario, writing:
“What will you do if you find out that the man you are dating is sleeping with a married woman with kids? You asked him about it but he totally denies it saying they are just friends and you completely believed him.
You eventually got married to him. Your husband always hypes the married woman in public but privately your husband tells you how local this his ‘friend’ is just to manipulate you so you will not suspect a thing.”
Continuing her account, she alleged that the relationship between her husband and the said woman continued even after marriage, claiming she eventually found proof of their affair.
“But one day as God will have it, you got evidence and found out your husband and the said lady were never just friends, he has been sleeping with the married woman. They constantly meet up either in his apartment when he goes to work, or in a hotel. She also leaves her husband’s house to go meet him in his apartment & in hotels. Yet this same man judges and castigates single girls who sleep with married men. Not long after getting married, you noticed that he is now comparing you to his married sidechic, you find out that he even visits her at home unknowing to her husband. On some occasions, he visits while her husband is around because the married sidechic’s husband also believes your husband is ‘just friends’ with his wife.”
She further claimed the alleged affair was concealed so well that the woman even attended their wedding without suspicion.
“This married sidechic even attended your wedding and you had no problem with it because you thought they were just friends. But now you have evidence of both of them meeting up in hotels doing stuff and your so called husband telling her how much he misses her while he is still married to you. Would you remain married to such man?”
Shifting from the alleged infidelity to their ongoing legal dispute, Ovire accused Leonard of avoiding court proceedings despite initiating divorce talks, while also referencing his cultural identity.
“So called traditional Igbo man with another Igbo man’s wife with 4 children, you ran to a blogger that I was lying but when you were served & saw details of my petition, you knew I had seen 1 out of many, yet refused to show up in court but sent your lawyer.”
She also issued a firm warning regarding the next court date, insisting he should appear in person.
“You said you wanted a divorce, yet you didn’t show up when you were served, please don’t avoid customary court for the 2nd time on June 23rd because I’m coming with receipts & let’s make this Divorce done & dusted . So both of you can finally be together.”
Fredrick Leonard has yet to publicly respond to the allegations as of the time of filing this report.
