Khafi and Gidoni in 2020 announced their marriage on social media after they participated in the 2019 edition of BBNaija
By Kehinde Okeowo
One of the 2019 BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ edition housemates, Khafi Kareem is currently being drilled by police in the UK for participating in the reality show without authorisation.
Khafi, who is a police officer with the Metropolitan Police later said she was participating in the show to promote the British police.
The BBNaija star acclaimed this during the misconduct hearing over her unauthorised participation in the reality TV show.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Kareem admitted she took and surrendered her laptop to the show’s organisers.
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Khafi, who found love during the show, however, denied the assertions of rupturing merit regarding “orders and instructions” and “discreditable conduct.”
The 29-year- old mother of one also affirmed distinctly during the hearing that she failed to declare a business interest in relation to the publicity and promotion of the show.
In the course of the hearing, it was disclosed that Kareem requested unpaid leave wages because she helped promote the Metropolitan Police.
Kareem’s line managers were reported to have had pessimism over her participation in the show because of the progenitors of the UK’s version.
“Having seen the UK episodes of the show, concerns were raised. But, PC Kareem said Naija was not like the UK version. She saw it as a chance to promote the Met on an international basis,” Anne Studd QC, for the Met Police, told the tribunal.
“Looking at the website and information provided, Ch Supt Jason Gwillim concluded it was not in the best interests of the Met or the officer and it would put her in a compromising situation.”
However, during the tribunal session, it was gathered that Kareem was granted leave but advised not to take part in the show.
Khafi who was already in Lagos, later put a call through to her superior and informed him of her whereabouts and that she was going to take part in the show.
For her boss, he was more worried about her mental health, the Met’s public image, and her conduct within the house.
It would be recalled that the Metropolitan police disassociated itself from the reality TV star’s participation in the show.
In December 2020 Khafi announced her marriage to Gedoni, whom she met on the show on social media with lovely pictures, a year after she announced their engagement.
She wrote “On dis day last year I wake up engaged to di love of my life. Di worst thing happened dis year but through di tears and sorrow di best also happen too.”
In August 2021, the celebrity couple welcomed their first child and once again, announced the good news on social media.
