REVEALED: How abuse allegation from Reno Omokri’s ex-wife is affecting their special needs child

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The acrimonious relationship between former presidential aide Reno Omokri and his ex-wife Tuokpe Onuwaje is negatively impacting their children, particularly their special needs son.

The pair tied the knot on June 12, 2004, and their marriage was officially dissolved by the Lagos high court on August 25, 2005, due to “irreconcilable differences”. They share three children together.

But in September 2024, Onuwaje, a school teacher, had accused Omokri of domestic violence.

She claimed she “tolerated physical abuse” in their marriage, alleging that Omokri’s assault left her with a “swollen jaw, ruptured eardrums, and weeks of pain”.

TheCable, however, contacted the legal authorities in Contra Costa County, California, United States, and obtained a letter from the Children and Family Services clearing Omokri of abuse allegations made by his ex-wife.

In the letter dated August 28, 2018, the authorities stated that they had received allegations of physical abuse by the author towards one of his children.

The family service said the allegations — which placed Reno at risk of abusing his two other children — were investigated and “closed as inconclusive”.

The agency added that Omokri’s “children reported no safety concerns” when in his care.