Controversial media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze have been subjected to ridicule after an appeal Court in Port Harcourt upheld a fine imposed on popular Nigerian On-Air Personality for committing adultery with Benedicta Elechi.
It would be recalled that a High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered Daddy Freeze to pay the sum of N5m to Benedicta’s ex-husband, Paul Odekina, for committing adultery with Benedicta who was married to Odekina at the time.
The High Court’s judgment stated, “The sum of N5,000,000 is awarded against Ifedayo Olarinde (the 2nd Cross Respondent to the Cross Petition) as damages for depriving the Cross Petitioner of the amiable consort of his wife (Petitioner/1st Cross Respondent) and for injury suffered as a result of his adultery with the Petitioner/Cross Respondent.”
Also, the court dissolved the marriage between Odekina and Elechi due to her adulterous relationship with Daddy Freeze.
Unsatisfied with the ruling, Daddy Freeze appealed to the Court of Appeal, arguing that Odekina did not serve him with court papers personally before applying for substituted service.
The OAP claimed that Odekina’s action violated Order 7 Rule 2 of the Rules of the Trial Court.
It partly read, “Affidavit evidence can only be countered by a Counter Affidavit. As such, I found the procedure adopted by the Appellant alien to our jurisprudence.
“Where the Appellant wants the judgment of the trial court to be set aside for non-service, he ought to have approached the trial court by filing a Counter affidavit against the affidavit of service he seeks to set aside and consequently set aside the judgment of the trial court.
“Thus, as it is in the instant appeal there is nothing filed by the Appellant to counter the affidavit of service of the Process Server filed in.
“Hence, therefore I resolved the sole issue for determination against the Appellant and in favour of the Respondents.”
The court further resolved, “The appeal therefore lacks merit and it is hereby dismissed—accordingly, the judgment of the Rivers State High Court in Suit No. PHC/403MC/2012 delivered on the 18th February 2021 by J. Akpughunum, is hereby affirmed. I make no order as to costs.”
The news has elicited mixed reactions as netizens stormed the media personality’s Instagram page to make jest of him.
One user, andy_rupert2022 questioned the media personality saying “Is it true you were sleeping with another man’s wife?”
Another user, adedunni22 wrote, “U they knack another person wife, I wonder shall never end.”
omoruyii28_ wrote; “Daddy freeze oo, you be big hypocrite”
2sleek wrote, “Baba, people are coming for you o!”
chidi_8713 wrote; “Adultery fine”
romansempirefan wrote:“I hear say u Dey commit adultry.”
