Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, a Nigerian comedian, has divorced his wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha.

The 44-year-old comedian announced the news on his Instagram page on Thursday.

He said, “As much as it pains me to bring my personnel life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.

“After much deliberations, my wife and i have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.

“As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love guidenace and support they need.

“We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times.

“Thank you.”

Basketmouth got married to his wife in 2010, and they have three children: Janelle Okpocha, Jason Okpocha, and Maya Okpocha.