Ijoba Lande Plays Aviator a Lot, to the Point He Sold His Car to Bet - Estranged Wife, Dara Explains, Swore to Have Never Slept With 21

Israel Adeleke

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that in a move towards clearing the air over the controversy and allegations circulating online, Darasimi, the estranged wife of comedian and skit maker Kehinde Ganiyu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has sworn to have never slept with 21 men her husband claimed she did, adding that, her ex-husband is an addicted gambler and assaults her at every slightest opportunity.

OTN News further reports that, Darasimi, who made this disclosure in an interview with actress Biola Adebayo, this weekend, dared her ex-husband to name and release the video he claimed he has in a viral interview.

She further explained that Marygold, the comedian’s manager, who coincidentally happened to be her friend, was the primary reason she left the marriage, stressing that her ex-husband was always taking sides with her during arguments.

According to her, “When I met Lande, I didn’t date him because of the money he has. People do not want us to date. Even then, I had someone I was dating, but my friend (Marygold) convinced me to date after he showed interest in me at a party we first met. He plays aviator (online betting) a lot, and that thing rips him of millions, to the extent that he sold his car and still used it to make a bet. He was always on his phone and had no attention for me, not knowing that he had always glued himself to those online betting websites.

“I even went as far as collecting food on credit while staying with him. He doesn’t take care of me. And on top of that, he beat me up due to his anger issue. Our problem started when he began to back Marygold for defaulting a monthly contribution of N100,000 pack N1 million. I would challenge Marygold to pay up but Lande would side with her that I should leave her beause she’s broke, I wasn’t taking it lightly because when it was her turn, she collected the money as the N100,000 contribution was coming from the contributors.

“Before I left his place, we had once planned to do a content that we saw me leaving his house. Even the money for my introduction, I paid it myself. I did not take anything out of his house when I left; my clothes and other items were still in his house,” she said.

OTN News further reports that, Dara answering to the questions on what led to the ‘Truth or Dare’ game at the residence of popular Yoruba Nollywood actor Babatunde Tayo, aka Baba Tee, she claimed that it was Marygold who initiated the game for a reason best known to her.

She maintained that she was drunk and probably did not know what transpired during the sex dare but recalled sitting on Baba Tee’s legs while regretting playing such a game and being at that scene.

OTN News had earlier reported that during an interview, Lande claimed that his wife left him after he discovered her alleged infidelity, stating that at least 21 men in the entertainment industry were involved with her. Among those he called out was Baba Tee, whom he mentioned in an Instagram post and the viral interview.

Contradicting the allegation, Baba Tee denied the affair with Lande’s wife, stating that he only met Lande’s wife once, and it was last year and it was through actress, Marygold, he met her.

Subsequently, Baba Tee explained that Marygold introduced her as a content creator and upcoming artiste, and he (Baba Tee) only discovered her true identity after overhearing a conversation between her and Marygold.

Baba Tee, however, in a short message on his official Facebook page on Monday, apologised to Lande, writing, “I am deeply sorry from the bottom of my heart, brother, Lande. Deep how Dara became Lande’s wife without my knowledge…Hmmm. I fear women.”