By: Natasha Archary

Cape Town influencer Nadia Jaftha has distanced herself from her brother Taariq Jaftha amid abuse and abduction allegations.
This after Taariq was accused of holding his wife Aleesha/Danica against her will and abusing her for over 10-years.
On Friday, 16 February, Aleesha’s brother Dale Patience took to his Instagram Live pleading with Nadia and her family to help locate his sister.
Patience claimed that Aleesha was attempting to leave Taariq after years of abuse when she had reportedly gone missing.
In a statement issued over the weekend, Nadia, a popular social media personality distanced herself from her brother claiming she does not have a relationship with her brother.
“In the light of recent events, it has come to my attention that the whereabouts of Aleesha/Danica are unknown. This news is disturbing and hurts my heart.
Personally I do not have a relationship with Taariq Jaftha nor do I know the whereabouts of Aleesha/Danica or have any involvement in the recent developments.
I do not condone anyone’s rights bring infringed.
I do not know all of the details as I have no contact with Taariq but I want nothing more than for Aleesha/Danica to be found and reunited with her family.
I have and am actively co-operating with her family and will continue to do so.”
Shortly after Nadia released her statement, Taariq and his wife appeared on a TikTok live rubbishing Patience’s claims that Aleesha was being held against her will.
The couple have 5 children together, and Taariq has two other wives.
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