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Entertainment of Monday, 30 December 2019

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Tonto Dikeh's ex-husband drags actress to court for child custody battle

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Actress, Tonto Dikeh, may have another court issue on her plates when she finally returns from Dubai after ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill has threatened to fight for the custody of their son who he claims has been neglected since the actress has been away.

Tonto, who has been stranded in Dubai for over 5 weeks due to a reported police issue was said to have left her son, King Andre, 4, with a nanny in Abuja with Churchill not having access to him.

According to reports from Kemi Ashefon's interview with a close source, it was revealed that, “Tonto, who has the custody of the innocent boy, has stopped his father from seeing him and the estranged couple has been in court over the child’s custody since 2017.”

“She has changed the child’s name from King Andre Igo Oladunni Churchill to her maiden name, Dikeh. That is an abnominable act! He is the father, he foots the bill and you now changed his son’s name to your father’s name. The father, who has been giving a monthly allowance of N200,000 and paying school fees has been denied access to the boy despite court order.”

The actress had initially claimed that the bride price was paid with her money, there have been several denials from the ex husband, who claimed he paid the dowry with his money and even got a refund from her family in Port-Harcourt when she packed out of his house and refused to be his wife again.

The source also revealed that there is more concern about the boy who can't be accessed in the nanny's custody.

“She caused it. Tonto is too temperamental whenever she is high. The concern now is how to get her son from that nanny in Abuja because she could run short of money and food for herself and King Andre. What if she runs away and leaves the boy alone?” sources said.

It was also reported that Tonto’s ex husband, Churchill is heading for the court again.

“Churchill is going back to court over the custody of the child since Tonto is stuck in Dubai. He is angry that she has been taking money for the son’s upkeep and refused to comply with the court rules and order. In fact, he has taken another step and decided to open a trust fund account for his son. This way, the money would be judiciously spent on the child,” source said.

“Even if the father wants to take the child to her in Dubai, where is the child’s passport? Already, it has been deposited in a bank agreed on by the couple as instructed by the court. He can’t even withdraw it alone!,” sources said