Think Twice Before Japa With Your Spouse: A Man’s Story of Lost Assets and Heartbreak

He had a thriving business and owned a bungalow in his name. His wife, 24 when they married, urged him to sell everything and japa for the UK because of insecurity at home. His parents and friends advised against selling the shop and house at age 39. But under his wife’s pressure, he sold the goods, the property and gathered about ₦65 million before relocating. Life abroad proved tougher than expected. After one year, his wife left and married a foreigner. He now struggles on the streets and refuses his family’s plea to return. He says he can’t go back and start over as a tenant. He would rather remain abroad and die there than return with nothing.

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