Olayiwola Matthew
Popular television host Frank Edoho has said his greatest fear is dying as a result of heartbreak or emotional damage inflicted by a woman.
The declaration comes days after his estranged wife, Sandra Onyenucheya, went public with explosive allegations of infidelity, abuse and financial recklessness against him.
Edoho made the statement in an interview with the YouTube channel Outside The Box, uploaded on Saturday, where he spoke at length about male vulnerability, silent suffering and how he wants to be remembered when he dies.
“I don’t want to go to the gates of heaven and they ask me what killed me and they say it’s a woman. Whether that woman be my daughter, my wife, my mother, I don’t want that. I don’t want that to be my way out of this portal,” he said
The broadcaster, who gained national fame hosting the Nigerian edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, said the kind of death he wants is one defined by service and fulfilment, not heartbreak.
“I want to die with a smile on my face saying that all the people I met, I tried to put a smile on their face, and to have the only regret that I wish I did more good. Not that I wish I had more time, that’s all,” he said.
The comments arrived at a combustible moment in Edoho’s personal life.
His estranged wife, Sandra, had days earlier published a lengthy Instagram post accusing him of sustained infidelity during their marriage, naming several women she alleged he was romantically involved with.
She also accused him of emotional abuse, financial recklessness with her money, and pressuring her to abort their second child.
Edoho had responded separately with his own account of events, alleging that it was Sandra who had been unfaithful, and claiming she had an affair with singer Chike.
He said he had recordings of conversations between the two and had even approached Chike directly in an attempt to save the marriage for the sake of their children.
