“I never raised my hand on her — not once.”That’s the first thing I want everyone to understand.

“I never raised my hand on her — not once.”

That’s the first thing I want everyone to understand.

When I started seeing all these things circulating online, I was shocked. I called Regina, she didn’t answer. I called her mother, and she told me it was just a prank. But later, when my chief security officer briefed me, I realized it was deeper than I thought.

Honestly, I’m not happy with Regina. The staff and nurses I placed under her care, people’s wives and mothers complained bitterly. They said she often lost her temper and sIapped them for no reason. These are women who cared for her, who left their families just to serve faithfully.

I’ve treated Regina well. She has her own house I gave, separate from mine. She enjoys her privacy with her kids, and I’ve always supported her acting career fully. But lately, things have changed. I believe she’s struggling with something, perhaps substance abuse and that’s why I’ve insisted she must go for rehabilitation.

It’s not about punishment. It’s about saving her, saving our family. Because if this continues and things get worse, people will still turn around to blame me for not doing anything. I still love her, but she needs help, real help.

— Ned Nwoko