Olayiwola Matthew
Jide Kosoko, the ace Nigerian actor, has revealed that he lost three of his wives under different circumstances.
In a recent interview on the Honest Bunch podcast, the 71-year-old filmmaker clarified that he did not marry four wives at the same time, as widely assumed.
Kosoko said he initially married two wives, both of whom passed away. He said he then remarried and had two more wives, but later lost one.
The actor emphasised that he does not advocate for polygamy but feels fortunate that all his wives cooperated with each other.
“My wives died under different circumstances. I have lost three wives. Yes, I am still with one wife and I hope I will not lose her by God’s grace,” he said.
“I lost three wives. But there is no doubt about it, losing a person, especially your wife, you know what it means.
“I didn’t have four wives at the same time. Don’t get it wrong because people are not getting it. I had two, I lost them. Then I married another two, then lost one.
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“I am not supporting polygamy. Not everybody can be this lucky. Why would I say I’m lucky when I even lost my wives? But all my wives cooperated with each other.
“The truth is that whatever you have, try as much as possible to show love at all times.”
Kosoko lost two wives under similar circumstances within a period of 11 months.
Between October 1992 and November 1993, his first wife, who is the mother of Sola, his actress daughter, and his second wife, died as a result of complications arising from childbirth.
He then married Henrietta, who passed away in 2016, and Kareemat, his fourth and now only wife.