Lawyer decries high divorce rate among Nigerian couples who relocate to the UK
By Jennifer S Kuwanta
A human right lawyer, Bolanle, has decried the high rate of divorce among ‘happily married’ Nigerian couples after they relocate to the UK.
She posted on her Twitter page on Saturday saying,
“The rate at which happily married couples in Nigeria relocate to UK only to divorce after 2 years. @Oluomoofderby, what is really happening in UK? Marriages are scattering every day,”
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This gained a lot of comments from Netizens, see the comments below:
Me as a person sha, I love my wife and she too love me… But I will japa alone, let her stay alone here in Nigeria…
— Jerry (@JerryDemo4) May 13, 2023
The rate at which happily married couples in Nigeria relocate to UK only to divorce after 2years💔 @Oluomoofderby what is really happening in UK? Marriages are scattering everyday.
— Olóyè T.D Esq⚖️‼️
A good percentage of women in Nigeria will choose to divorce their husbands if they are financially stable. Most people marry because of what they could get and not necessarily because of love.
—@dollgina
Nigerian men continue the cycle of abuse and neglect forgetting they are not in nigeria. Be it emotional abuse and physical abuse. They also expect the woman to supplement the bills in addition to her taking care of the kids and running the home( cooking, cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping). So on top all these, the men don’t stop cheating. So yes the marriage cannot last.
Above all, the Western world gives women more right so once they know they have those rights, you are on your own.
— Favcollin
Women actually tolerate a lot of bulshit in Nigerian marriage, if you as a man know that you can’t stand a very polite and respectful marriage don’t take your wife abroad, As soon as they get to know how powerful they are in the Western world, Otilo.
—Mr nice guy
Not all men abuse their partners. Some women travel out. Then feel the need to upgrade, dump their former partner. Eventually, they regret it most times: Only very few do not regret it.
Best is for partners to help each other grow& upgrade each other, such Relationship last forever.
—Truth official
If all Nigerian women in Nigeria become rich, 95% of them will divorce their husbands.
Most marriages are dead long time ago but lack of finances is why women put their marriage on life support.
Everyone should have their own money so that you stay in marriage voluntarily not by means of survival.
—Stephanie Omeh MBA
