Actor Boy Alinco recalls ordeal to obtain US citizenship

Nigerian comic actor Bayo Bankole, popularly known as Boy Alinco, recently shared his challenging journey to obtaining United States citizenship on The Teju Babyface Show.

At 56 years old, Boy Alinco is well-known for his role in the sitcom Papa Ajasco.

He recounted his struggles after relocating to the US in 2015, revealing that he married an American woman just seven months after they met.

However, he described the initial two years of their marriage as a “bitter experience” due to financial difficulties. Despite this, he holds no grudges against his former wife and is focused on moving forward.

“I had the opportunity to travel back in 1999 and 2000 frequently, but I came to the US for the first time in April 2015. I met a lady, and when I returned home in October 2015, I decided to get married,” he said.

“But it was a bitter experience for me. Eventually, I had to stay back; those two years were experiences I would rather not recall. It felt like what I wrote when I eventually got my green card: that I am an Asunkungbade—one who fights to earn his crown. In the end, all glory be God.”