Lynda Amobi, an MTN Nigeria executive married Saint Obi in a lavish ceremony in December 2006 in the former’s homeland of Anambra, and the couple has three children.
Nollywood
actor Saint Obi Nwafor was in a messy divorce with his estranged wife, Lynda
Amobi. According to court documents, Saint Obi was the one.Veteran Nollywood
actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi is dead.
The
talented thespian passed away at the age of 57 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Jos,
Plateau State.
Report
said the actor died at the home of one of his siblings.
According
to sources, disagreement between his siblings is the reason his death took
almost a week to be made known.
The real
cause of his demise has not been made known at the time of this report.
Meanwhile,
his remains were said to have been deposited at the Jos University Teaching
Hospital, JUTH, morgue.
The actor
recently relocated to his sister’s home in Jos.
Nigerian
actor, Obinna Nwafor aka Saint Obi has engaged his estranged wife, Linda Amobi
in a messy custody battle over their children. Obi had recently approached a
court asking for divorce, according to a 2021 court document.
It was
also revealed that the divorce was filed on the basis of an alleged attempt on
the actor's life, which was reportedly masterminded by his wife and her
brothers, Michael Amobi and Chukwumobi Amobi, in a suit filed at the High Court
of Ogun State with suit number HCT/128/2019 filed by Petitioner, Mr. Saint Obi.
Sources
added that Ms. Lynda Amobi has allegedly "imprisoned" the children by
hiring Mobile Police officers to protect them without the father's consent and
therefore preventing Saint Obi access to their children.
Nevertheless,
Saint Obi, who took a break from movie industry years ago to pursue a different
career, is no stranger to marital/divorce controversies, as the actor's first
marriage to the daughter of a Lagos pastor also shattered some years ago.
May his
soul rest in peace.
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