Categories: Entertainment

Bukola Awoyemi Arugba Splits With Damola Olatunji, Says They Were Never Married

Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi, also known as Arugba, has announced her separation from actor Damilola Olatunji.

In a statement drafted by her lawyers and shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday, May 30, Bukola Awoyemi Arugba said she and Damilola Olatunji have gone their separate ways without any hard feelings or ill will.

The couple, who has been together since 2015, and blessed with two children – a son David and a daughter Deborah – clarified that they were never married after eight years of being together.

The statement reads, “We are solicitors to Ms. Bukola Awoyemi, also known as Arugba, hereinafter referred to as our client and on whose instruction we give this Notice.

“Please take NOTE that our client, Bukola Awoyemi and Mr. Damola Olatunji are no longer an item. They have gone their separate ways and this is without any hard feelings or ill will. They have never been married to each other but are blessed with two lovely children (twins).

“They have both agreed to jointly ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of their two children is guaranteed. Our client wishes Mr. Damola Olatunji God’s continued blessings. Thank you.”

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Meanwhile, Nigerian-American rapper, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, popularly known as Wale, has taken to social media to reveal that he would never get married.

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Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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