Saidi Balogun Finally Divorces Fathia, Remarries (Pictures)

Saidi Balogun Finally Divorces Fathia, Remarries (Pictures)

Nigerian actor, Saidi Balogun, has given marriage a second shot, Aproko247 has learnt.

This was after he eventually dissolved his marriage with actress, Fathia Balogun, in a law court.

Saidi Balogun, according to a recent report, has secretly married the younger sister of Oba Saheed Elegushi, the Kusenla III of Ikate land, Lagos. The name of the woman is Funke Sowofora, who works in the Lagos State Auditor General’s office and their union is over a year. The actor reportedly lives with his new wife at their Magodo home in Lagos.

E24-7 reported that Saidi and his former wife ended their marriage on January 17, 2014, almost about the same period Fathia announced that she wishes to be addressed as Fathia Williams henceforth.

Documents obtained by the magazine showed that Saidi Balogun Saidi filed instituted the suit to dissolve his marriage on April 12, 2013, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ as one of his reasons for his action.

He begged the court to grant him unhindered access to the two children the marriage produced, which was granted by Justice O.O. Atilade.

Saidi and Fathia married in 2000 at the Ikorodu Marriage Registry. They parted ways six years after.

Additional information from E24-7

Saidi Balogun and new wife, Funke