Nigeria, June 24 -- Tunde Ayeni, a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc, has said that he regrets ever meeting Adaobi Alagwu, who claimed she had a child for him.

In an interview, Mr Ayeni, who also discussed how and why Skye Bank's licence was withdrawn, said Adaobi Alagwu is now history, as that chapter has been erased from his life trajectory.

This is the first time Mr Ayeni has directly addressed the Adaobi Alagwu saga since the matter began years ago.

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Let's start with the basics. How was your life growing up?

TUNDE AYENI: Growing up, I schooled partly in Kaduna. I started primary education as a toddler at the Army Children's School in Kaduna. Then I completed primary school in Yola at the Army Chi...