Suzanne Emma, the former wife of Nigerian actor, Emeka Ike, has recounted the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her former husband.

Recently, Suzanne, who had maintained silence since the contentious divorce in 2015, spoke out in the media for the first time. In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, she addressed the controversies surrounding her marriage to the actor.

This comes in response to the actor's earlier interview where he claimed to have lost everything he owned due to accusations of domestic abuse.

But Suzanne has refuted all the claims made including stealing of properties and plotting of robbery against Emeka. Suzanne also described her ex-husband as a sociopath.

Suzanne shared her harrowing experience, revealing that she felt like an enslaved individual within her family and marriage. According to her account, she began resisting this situation when she turned 30. Suzanne accused Emeka of subjecting her to physical abuse, alleging that the beatings were so severe they almost left her paralyzed.

She said, “He hit me in front of his PA Debola, in front of our kids, he beat me, and I could only see the stars; I said, ‘Emeka, If you hit me one more time, I will die’, but he kept me hitting me.

“He is denying it, and there are people I ran to in the middle of the night, people I ran to and I would collapse.”

Suzanne noted that she attempted suicide because of Emeka’s torture during the marriage. According to her, she provide in court during the divorce proceedings.

“You dared not speak to him when he was at it, and he would say, ‘I made you’, and I grateful, but that does not make you my God,” she said," she added.

The marriage between the couple ended in 2015 when Suzanne filed for divorce, citing allegations of physical and verbal abuse throughout their relationship.

In March 2017, a Customary Court in Lagos Island, South-west Nigeria, officially dissolved their 14-year-long marriage. The couple has four children together.