“We’re now in court” – Lady reveals how ₦35m inheritance from late father destroyed her marriage

A Nigerian lady has shared how the nearly ₦35 million she inherited from her late father allegedly led to the breakdown of her marriage after her husband demanded she hand over the money to him.

In a viral social media post, the woman explained that her husband was aware of the inheritance process and asked what she intended to do with the money after she received it.

According to her, she told him she planned to buy land, purchase a car, enroll for her master’s degree and invest the remaining money in her business.

Husband allegedly demanded the inheritance

The woman said her husband became upset and asked, “So where do I come in as your husband? What do I get?”

She said when she questioned why she should hand over the money her late father had worked hard to leave for her, the argument turned heated.

The woman added that he almost assaulted her and threatened to marry another woman because she was “not submissive.”

In-laws urged her to transfer the money

She further claimed that her husband’s parents later visited their home and spent hours persuading her to transfer the entire inheritance to their son.

Pretending to agree, she said she left the house that evening with her baby, stayed with a friend, and later rented a new apartment.

Police case and divorce

The woman stated she eventually returned to pack her belongings and household items she had personally purchased.

She alleged that her husband later reported her to the police, claiming she had taken his property, but records from her office cooperative showed she bought the items through salary deductions while he could not prove ownership.

In her words:

I received an inheritance of almost ₦35 million in cash from my late father. My husband knew about the entire process, so when the money came, he sat me down and asked what I planned to do with it.

I told him I wanted to buy land, buy a car, register for my master’s degree, and invest the rest in my business.

He became offended and asked, “So where do I come in as your husband? What do I get?”

I was genuinely confused, so I told him I didn’t understand. He said I should forget about it. I continued making plans for the land and the car.

He stayed quiet and simply watched me. Then one day, he woke me up and said he didn’t know I was this stupid. He said I had a husband and such a huge amount of money, yet I couldn’t entrust it to him. He asked what impression I was trying to give people.

I was shocked. I asked him a simple question: “You expect me to hand over the money my father worked so hard for and left for me just because you are my husband?”

He flared up. The àŕgum£nt became so h£àted that he almost b£àt me. He told me to prepare myself for whatever happened next because he couldn’t stay married to a woman who was not submissive. He said he would bring another woman into the house—one who would listen to him and respect him.

A few days later, his parents showed up at our home without informing me. In fact, I had just returned from work when I saw them waiting.

They spent hours preaching to me, insisting that I should transfer the entire inheritance to my husband.

They said their family would never forgive me for such disobedience.

My mother-in-law added that she had been b£gg!ng her son not to marry another woman because she believed I would eventually listen to her.

I felt extremely ùncomfortàble because it felt like an àmbùsh. I agreed with them and promised that I would transfer the money the following morning.

That evening, I carried my baby downstairs, pŕ£tend!ng I wanted to buy something. Instead, I left for a friend’s house and switched off my phone.

Two days later, my mother came to my friend’s house and stayed to help care for my son while I returned to work.

About a month later, I found a suitable apartment and paid for it.

I went back to my husband’s house while he was at work and packed my belongings and my son’s belongings.

I also took every single item I had bought with my own money. That was when I realized I had purchased almost everything in the house, including our bed, kitchen appliances, television, and many other household items.

Ironically, my husband earned far more than I did, yet I was the one who spent the most.

Looking back, I realized he had been freeloading off me.

I settled into my new home over the weekend. On Tuesday, while I was at work, the police came to arŕ£st me.

My boss accompanied me to the police station.

My husband claimed that everything I had taken belonged to him and demanded that I prove ownership.

However, he couldn’t provide any evidence that the items were his.

One of my colleagues went to my office and brought my cooperative savings scheme records.

Every item I bought had been purchased through my office cooperative, with every single payment deducted directly from my salary.

The following week, I served him with divorce papers.

That was when he started sending me endless messages, saying he couldn’t live without me and that he had only thŕ£atened me because he wanted me to become more submissive.

We’re now in court.

I’m done.”

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