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By Derrick Bangura
Fans and followers of famous comedian Julius Agwu were shocked to learn that his 14-year marriage had broken down.
The ‘Crack Ya Rib’ Show Convener was bedridden for a while, and his wife, Ibiere Maclayton, was there to support him. The couple is no longer together.
Ibiere reportedly moved out of their marital home, while the cause for her departure is unknown.
The Rivers State-born comedian has been battling with illness and was yet to recover after having a brain surgery that almost claimed his life in 2015. He has, since, continued to maintain a very low profile.
He suffered a relapse in 2016 when he went for his show in London, United Kingdom.
He had attempted to revive his career by returning ‘Crack Ya ribs,’ and announced his plans to celebrate 25 years in comedy by staging another edition of ‘Crack ya ribs,’ his annual comedy concert across the country. Unfortunately, that dream didn’t come to reality.
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Earlier in 2019, the comedian had also attempted to stage his comedy show in London, but the date clashed with that of the iconic comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, a.k.a Ali Baba.
Both shows had been scheduled for the same day and they had to jostle for the attention of the same audience. After that episode, nothing was heard about the comedian again.
Agwu and wife Ibiere married on the 31st of May 2008 and are blessed with two kids, a girl and a boy, Zahra and Zadok.
It was gathered that the wife became the breadwinner of the family as she took care of him for sometimes but there were cracks in the union.
This, observers said, may have weighed her down as she might have become tired of the current situation, forcing her to quit the marriage.
