A Nigerian man, Anthony Okechukwu Echeberi, has made headlines after issuing a heartfelt public apology to his estranged wife, Okechukwu Adobi Fortune. Two years of separation.
Echiberi, a staff member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) had previously accused his wife of infidelity, alleging that she had left him and their children to marry another man while he was legally married to her.
In a detailed Facebook post titled “My sincere apologies to my beloved.”Ichiberi expresses deep remorse for his actions and pleads for reconciliation. He admitted the misunderstanding and Hurt your wifewhich they said led to the end of their marriage in April 2022.
The emotional post highlighted the toll their split has taken on her and their children.
Apologies to Anthony Ecchiberi's estranged wife
My sincere apologies to my beloved — Okechukwu ADAOBI FORTUNE HAPPY SUNDAY TO YOU, MY ONE AND ONLY DEAR, HOPE SERVICE TODAY WAS WONDERFUL.
Before proceeding, I request that you block all my phone lines as well as my Facebook account so that we can talk. The kids and I couldn't go to church today because two of them are having malaria injections due to being sick for the last two days.
He had taken pills earlier but relapsed after a week, prompting doctors to prescribe injections. And, thank God, they are recovering fast. Not to literalize this document, my dear, may I use this public medium to sincerely and heartily ask you for an unreserved apology for all my offenses against you.
I am truly sorry for hurting your feelings and misunderstanding you to the point where you decided to leave. Since you've been gone, my love, my life has never been the same. Children have also suffered a lot emotionally.
I am a changed person now and have evolved with the right level of vulnerability to accommodate your natural weaknesses unlike before. I deeply regret how our marriage has sunk to this level because of our different views on issues in some respects.
But sadly those few instances of our disagreements became too much, and slowly eroded the joy of married life as what an ideal marriage should be as you departed on April 24, 2022. Today is 24 November 2024 2 years and 7 months that I have lived as a widow as long as you are alive, and the children have been dealt with. Mates and strangers sometimes motherless children.
I have often shed secret tears and sometimes in the office. I am hurt, devastated and broken. You have won this debate, my love. No more arguments, my love. Please, it's time to give you a grand reception as a queen. Please forgive whatever happened to bring you to this point today.
Lay all the blame on me, like Christ who tells all believers to cast all their burdens on him, and watch me throw them into the dustbin of history. Our coming tomorrow will move forward, my love. So let's bury the hatchet today and begin our reunification process.
I believe the good Lord will touch your heart and the children to come back and I will be very happy. Again, my dear, I am truly very sorry. I love you forever!
“Concerned Nigerians and bloggers, please help me deliver this letter to them. With all love to Chimamanda, Chiamaka, Kaitonna, Chikaima and your beloved crown prince. Your forever crown prince and husband, CS C. Anthony Okichuku Ekeberi”
The origin of their separation
