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Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Morbeta11(op): 7:34am On Mar 15, 2025
Lagos Woman Uses Police To Detain Husband For Allegedly Taking Second Wife

SaharaReporters learned that Charles and Uche have been married for 20 years, but trouble started when Charles reportedly had a child with another woman eight years ago.

ALagos resident, Charles Chiawa, has been detained at the Ejigbo Police Station on the orders of his wife, Uche Chiawa, for allegedly taking a second wife.

Charles maintained that he had the right to take another wife since his marriage to Uche was conducted under traditional customs.

However, Uche argues that their union was not only a traditional marriage but was also registered as a court marriage, giving her legal grounds to take action against her husband.


"I also did court, not only traditional marriage. I used police to arrest him because he always beats me," Uche told SaharaReporters on Friday morning.

A source familiar with the matter described what appeared to be a blatant abuse of police power, allegedly facilitated by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ejigbo Police Station, CSP Patience Osuagwu.

"Charles was detained at Ejigbo police station by his first wife on the allegation that he married another wife," the source said.

"I was told the first wife has connections with the woman DPO at Ejigbo, and she wants her husband to suffer inside the cell."

According to the source, efforts were made to secure Charles' release, but Uche reportedly blocked every attempt.

"I reached out to the DPO, who said she would transfer the case to the gender department. I told her the man should be granted bail since it is a bailable offence. She agreed and said someone should come forward to secure his release.

"I told the second wife to go. When she got to the station, she met the first wife, who insisted that the man shouldn't be released because he needed to suffer. Imagine the authority!

"I called the DPO again to ask if she was aware that the second wife was there to bail her husband, but the first wife insisted he shouldn't be released. The DPO said, 'That does not concern me.'

"I told the second wife to go again and not go alone this time, but they sent them out like dogs."

When contacted, the second wife also corroborated the alleged abuse of power by the police in the matter.

My husband was arrested around 2pm yesterday (Thursday) when he went to visit the first wife and he called me. I went to the police station to bail him but the first wife kept saying they should not release him. That he wants him to suffer inside the cell.

“This is almost 24 hours now after his arrest by the police for what appeared to be family matters and they are not willing to allow us bail him,” the second wife added.

When asked about the allegation made to SaharaReporters by the first wife that Charles beats her, she denied it, stating that her co-wife did not mention anything like that at the police station.

“She did not raise any issue of beating at the station. She just brought it up when you called her,” she said.

When SaharaReporters contacted CSP Patience Osuagwu for her response, she was dismissive.

"If that is the story they told you that led to his arrest, if you like, you can believe it, but I will not explain what happened to you on the phone unless you come to our station," she said.

When told that visiting the station might not be possible, she bluntly replied, "Then I am too busy to tell you what happened."
https://saharareporters.com/2025/03/14/lagos-woman-uses-police-detain-husband-allegedly-taking-second-wife

Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Mamaafrik1(m): 7:40am On Mar 15, 2025
She obviously can't win this war..........
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by WhiteBalaclava: 7:58am On Mar 15, 2025
Another Spousal Homicide loading
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Exceed15: 8:18am On Mar 15, 2025
Her pain is because of the other woman not the abuse. Women and emotional blackmail
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by JASONjnr(m): 8:34am On Mar 15, 2025
The dude should be careful...... If he crosses her way, he might just lose his life or his balls like the police office who got killed in his sleep.....


Taking a second wife will reduce the shakara that women do.... They always believe that their beauty is exceptional and that they're doing a man a favour to be in their lives.... Especially when they get toasted they believe they have many options to chose from.

Forgetting that, their husbands also toast single girls out there☺️☺️☺️
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by TreasureJunky: 8:37am On Mar 15, 2025
If married men think they can just bring in any woman into the home bc they are men and make her second wife, then women have the right to sue them for bigamy. Una think say na only Una dey cråzeeee . Bringing in another woman into your home to make her second wife is nothing but foolishness,,, if you're tired of your wife, send her home to her parents, then you can go ahead and marry all the women in the world
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by adontcare(f): 8:55am On Mar 15, 2025
The new wife will think she is better until she too go collect
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by benuejosh: 9:08am On Mar 15, 2025
Is the Police suppose to make such arrest?
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Myrepublic(m): 9:08am On Mar 15, 2025
adontcare:
The new wife will think she is better until she too go collect
Una dey care about that one? She is there now,cux of what she will gain. The first while is fight,cux the new wife is coming to limit the man's attention and gifting on her.. No be say na love make her arrest the idiot o.. cux if she truly love the idiot,she no go arrest the mugu
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Asonaijaaso: 9:09am On Mar 15, 2025
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Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Trueprophet91:
Morbeta11:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/03/14/lagos-woman-uses-police-detain-husband-allegedly-taking-second-wife
Na so e be.
What's that thing they said about a woman scorned again?

Anyways,in other news

🎙🤷🏾‍♂️🎙

https://franktalknow.com/is-your-son-married-to-a-citizen-by-funke-egbemode/

Home Commentary

*Is Your Son Married To A ‘Citizen’? By Funke Egbemode

-By Sodiq Opeyemi Adelakun
February 22, 2025


AFTER 15 years in the US, Bolaji returned to Nigeria, alone with only what can fit into his suitcases. He returned without a wife, his two children. He was not deported. His marriage failed. His wife got custody of the children and their home. Bolaji decided to return to Nigeria to start all over.

‘I counted my teeth with my tongue and told myself coming back to Nigeria at age 45 would turn out better than continuing to stay in a land that took my youth and sweat just to keep up appearances, pretending that all was well. All was not well. My life was no longer what it used to be. All I had left was my job. When my marriage broke down, my life also broke down. I had to move from my four-bedroom house to a small rented studio apartment. I became a visitor in a home I had shared with my wife and children for 13 years. I had to book an appointment to see my children, pay child support, pay mortgage on a home I was no longer living in, in addition to the rent on my little flat.

‘When I met my wife 14 years ago, she was like a dream come true. She is beautiful, cheerful, had a great job and she was all over me. We hit it off from the get-go. Her sunny disposition was infectious and the sex was out of this world. The icing on the cake was that she is an American citizen. We got married in less than a year and had our two children in quick succession. Maybe the whirlwind romance, great sex and her being an American citizen clouded my judgment or it was because our parents raised us differently, but by the time we celebrated our fifth anniversary, I knew our marriage was in trouble. We quarreled over everything, from which church we would attend, naming ceremony to who took out the thrash. She was totally American: whilst I was totally Nigerian. She was bossy, a character flaw worsened by her better paying job. She did not want in-laws in her space. She did not want our children speaking Yoruba or visiting Nigeria. She wanted to club and party instead of going to church. Every time she heard me speaking on the phone in Ekiti dialect (she understood regular Yoruba a little), she assumed the worst. It was either a grand conspiracy was being hatched against her or I was speaking with a girlfriend. Long story short, she filed for divorce, got the home and custody of the children and I had to move out. Even now, the pain is indescribable.

‘After months of trying to restart my life, I told myself: B.J., go back home. What would have been the point? If I’d remarried in America, there was no guarantee that I would not have lost out again. I had a few investments in Nigeria far from the claws of America’s community property marriage and those came in handy when I returned.’

Bolaji has since set up a big pharmacy at the heart of Lagos and remarried.


Uncle Labi, as he is fondly called, was not so lucky. His ‘Nigerianness’ and his wife’s ‘Americanness’ collided and when the sh*t hit the fan, Uncle Labi was left holding the short end of the stick. His wife got the house, child support while her husband is a lonely old bachelor today.

When Nigerian marriages fail abroad, most of the time, if not all the time, it is the men that are left with the nightmare. Of course, both parties are heartbroken whenever divorce shows up in a home a couple thought would last forever. The children are left bewildered and sometimes forced to choose sides. But I am especially concerned about Nigerian men who become ‘homeless and childless’ when their marriages end up in divorce. I have seen men who never recovered from their broken marriages in Europe and America. They become shadows of themselves. They could not return to Naija because of shame even when their lives abroad had ceased being what it used to be. Some, like Bolaji, return home to pick up the pieces of their lives. Many continue to live abroad even when they cannot find the broken pieces of their once glittering lives.

So, dear modern parents, have you had that talk with your son who is living abroad? Yes, that young man you sold your gold and a bungalow to send abroad? Have you told him that abroad is different from Nigeria? Have you told him the downside of marrying an ‘oyinbo’, ‘akata’ or even a Nigerian-American woman? I know all you can see is that promo: "Marry A Canadian And Move To Canada." I feel you. I can even imagine what you are imagining but the numbers behind six are many, not just seven. What lies ahead of your son’s choice of ‘omo onilu’ wife goes far beyond a green card or ‘stay’. Before you push or encourage him to marry a citizen, you need to think hard and deep.

Yes, that Canadian or American citizen girl’s name is Yetunde or Nnenna but that most likely is where her Nigerianness ends. Your Yetunde has probably visited Nigeria twice in 20 years. Maybe she was even born and raised in America. Your fine boy was finely raised a Yoruba and Nigerian gentleman. You taught him how to be the head of his family, the lead pastor of his home, who must ensure and enforce discipline the Yoruba way. You prepared him to work and fend for his family so he does not lose his authority. But Yetunde was thoroughly tutored about equal rights in marriage. She was taught hard work too, just in a different way. She was brought up to have a career, work hard, contribute to the family purse and stand her ground. She is not a wife you get angry with and she’ll cry herself to sleep. She does not understand the in-law concept and its intricacies. Yes, in spite of all these differences, their marriage can still last forever, after all, the marriages contracted and situated in Nigeria do fall and fail too. It is just that marriage is a black market thing and therefore it is absolutely unwise to go into it with blinders on or intentionally ignore the obvious black spots.

If your precious son must marry a citizen, he has to wear two caps; both the Nigerian son and his ‘citizen’ husband caps must be constantly, firmly in place. He must learn everything he can about community property marriage if that is the law where he is living. He must know that he is not the head in his marriage. He is an equal partner. And if ‘kasala’ bursts, he is the one who will move out of the family home. There, there is no such thing as;

I will send you back to your father’s house.

Take your things and get out of my house.

This house cannot ‘contain’ both of us.

A landlord at 9pm can be homeless by 10pm. A thriving career can nosedive in no time at all. A sane happy young father and husband can become depressed and suicidal if he loses custody of his children, or end up in police custody if his wife reports him to the authorities. So, aunty, your grandchildren being born as Canadian or American citizens is not all you should consider. Think of all the angles and scenarios. Tell your son to have investments back home in Nigeria in case, God forbid, he has to return and restart his life to save his sanity!🤷🏾‍♂️
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Dottore: 9:09am On Mar 15, 2025
Ok
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Akfrenzy(m): 9:09am On Mar 15, 2025
grin
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Jesuspistol(m):
Both of them having been living in a lie. The husband definitely has not been living in the regard of being his home leader from his wife, if his wife could do this. She's definitely not submissive even before this incidence. Perhaps that's his reason for looking out for another wife.

The hubby too must be very unwise to think he can just take a second wife having had a legal tie with the first.. that's bigamy. A huge offense!

The wife having so much power does not know how to use it. She hasn't confirmed the news yet and she's already taking hard actions
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Wealthoptulent(m): 9:09am On Mar 15, 2025
Jus 2nd Door oga still UNLOCK and dem don LOCK UP LOCKS MAN
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Orlu13: 9:10am On Mar 15, 2025
What kind of stupid police will make such arrest...Where is dis country heading to

So someone dat just have money will jst come and arrest another person whenever he feels like

What kind of effontry Is this
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by njikoka(m): 9:10am On Mar 15, 2025
adontcare:
The new wife will think she is better until she too go collect
Rest ….. if it’s a woman who decides to do same ….. you will not condemn o….. Everyone has a right to be happy…. If he’s tired , he’s free to get a second wife
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Miramonica: 9:10am On Mar 15, 2025
benuejosh:
Is the Police suppose to make such arrest?
the thing just tire me...this is a civil matter and not a criminal matter, I don't see how the police should be making such arrest.

But this is Nigeria...
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by UgoFly: 9:11am On Mar 15, 2025
Marrying another wife while legally married before is a crime. The man should be charged to court and convicted. Kudos to the first wife for knowing her right.

Men, if you want to marry, don't go to registry till you are married for 10 years at least or don't even go at all. But Una like to take picture for registry to show off. Gen Z generation!
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by AK481(m): 9:12am On Mar 15, 2025
Why is the police acting mad
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Day169: 9:12am On Mar 15, 2025
Just another tabloid junk!
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Namigotalktru: 9:15am On Mar 15, 2025
Smh the same strange people that abuse a religion of peace that outlines how to do polygamy legally and equitably are the ones constantly carrying concubines breeding bastards and wondering why they have children with self hate and criminal issues.
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by fman(m): 9:16am On Mar 15, 2025
adontcare:
The new wife will think she is better until she too go collect
stfu
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by EXOUSIAng: 9:16am On Mar 15, 2025
Another Natasha.
You didn't get him arrested all these years for beating you.

He suddenly takes a new wife and you say "I got him arrested for beating me".

LoL
Beating you with a second wife I guess.
This gender and blackmail
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Factcheck0001: 9:17am On Mar 15, 2025
It's simply because the man is a poor man
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by NaijaCover(m): 9:18am On Mar 15, 2025
Inukwa ooooo
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Risingblue008(m): 9:18am On Mar 15, 2025
No case to answer
The man has no case at all

If I whr to be d man, d second wife go come live with us, make I see the first wife worst
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Tjra: 9:20am On Mar 15, 2025
adontcare:
The new wife will think she is better until she too go collect
Women supporting women no reach prick matter?

How will the number of single ladies reduce if you guys are not willing to help one another?
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by EXOUSIAng: 9:20am On Mar 15, 2025
Exceed15:
Her pain is because of the other woman not the abuse. Women and emotional blackmail
There is obviously no abuse
She is just a low budget Natasha.

What this women blackmailing men up and down and the other women supporting them don't know is that when the real assault happens, no body will believe them
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by olayinka63: 9:21am On Mar 15, 2025
TreasureJunky:
If married men think they can just bring in any woman into the home bc they are men and make her second wife, then women have the right to sue them for bigamy. Una think say na only Una dey cråzeeee . Bringing in another woman into your home to make her second wife is nothing but foolishness,,, if you're tired of your wife, send her home to her parents, then you can go ahead and marry all the women in the world
Well, that is if we married you through the slavery channel called Court Marriage. If its traditional or religious approach, we bring more wife. You go cry and cry and nothing will happen. Last last, if your wàhálà too much, we divorce you and return to your papa house.
Re: Lagos Woman Gets Husband Arrested For Allegedly Taking Second Wife by Smartwave: 9:21am On Mar 15, 2025
Igbo man got arrested by his first wife, who is also Igbo because he married second wife, also Igbo, assisted by Police woman (DPO) also Igbo. I don't see any problem here.

Since, Igbo custom and tradition are changing, because this should be the case for Omuna Elders in council to settle.

But I guess, Igbo women are coming out against the old custom and tradition.

Now, Igbo men, will understand and beware of law, guarding court marriage.
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