Moyo Thomas, the mother of two involved in the paternity scandal with Adam Nuru, suspended managing director of the First City Monument Bank, FCMB has failed to clear the air over her alleged amorous relationship with the former bank’s boss.
Speaking for the first time since the scandal broke, Moyo who now lives in the United States of America after breaking up with her now late husband, Tunde Thomas, denied that her children were fathered by the former FCMB chief executive.
Recall that Tunde died on December 16 of heart attack after allegedly learning from his wife that their two children belong to Nuru.
According to a statement purportedly signed by Moyo, the lady at the centre of the paternity scandal said she was heart- broken that her husband died at this time. Tunde, she said was a caring father that loved his children dearly, noting that the paternity report has been very traumatic for her, particularly, the innocent children.
The statement released on Saturday reads “I write in reference to all the allegations and accusations that have recently been making the rounds on the internet and various social media platforms.
I have refrained from responding to this matter for various reasons, one of which is to preserve the memories of Tunde who departed to be with his maker on December 16, 2020. Memories, not only to me, but to his children, who are still young, and to everybody who had a relationship with him.
“Just like any marriage, Tunde and I had a lot of differences in our marriage, some of which even led to police intervention. But I remain committed to keeping only positive memories of him. No one can ever understand what transpired between us or what each of us experienced in the marriage; like they say, it is he who wears the shoes that knows where it pinches.
In all of it, I never for once wished him bad. His untimely and sudden death is still a shock to me as it is to many others.
“On no occasion did I ever tell him he was not the father of our two children. It is therefore deliberate falsehood and certainly malicious to allege and insinuate that I informed him that the children are not his. The children still bear his name. Only God knows why he died in an untimely period. It is not in my place, or anyone’s place to play God and talk with certainty as to the cause of his death, without proven medical facts.
“Despite our separation, we never allowed our differences affect the relationships we respectively have with the children. He still had conversations with the children like any father will, up until his sudden and unfortunate death. It is quite sad and disheartening to see the pictures of these innocent children splashed all over the internet with very disparaging and weird comments.
“I do wish his family and friends the fortitude to bear the unfortunate loss and I ask that we all be allowed to grieve his loss in peace. He has now been laid to rest and we implore all and sundry to please respect our privacy and allow those grieving his loss, including the children and I, to do so in peace.”
