UK-based Nigerian woman, Uloma Nwogu, has recounted a distressing experience involving the father of her children, whom she claims reappeared after years of absence and attempted to use her as a route into the United Kingdom.
Uloma revealed in a post on Facebook that she relocated to the UK two years ago with her children after raising them alone for six years. She described the journey as both physically and mentally draining, stating that the stress of single-handedly raising children in a foreign land led to her developing high blood pressure.
According to Uloma, the children’s father resurfaced in January this year through a Facebook message, expressing a sudden desire to reconnect with the children.
After a series of conversations, he proposed to be included in her visa application and, in return, offered to reimburse her for the children’s school fees from the past six years.
How my ex-husband attempted to bribe me to process his UK visa
“I came to the UK alone with children, I have been taking care of them alone for 6 years. I managed to Japa 2 years ago and the journey nearly destroyed me. I even developed BP in the process of single motherhood in this country.
“Fast forward January this year, my children’s father showed up in my Facebook inbox and wanting to talk to me. After several calls, I gave him a listening ear. He said he wants to be in the children’s life and offered me money to add him to my visa. But he will pay me back the Children’s school fees in the last 6 years.
“I calculated N7.9M and he paid in 30 minutes. I cried so much because I used to beg this man to pay his children’s school fees and he will block me.
He started calling to speak to the children. Just one month after he started demanding I return to Nigeria for court marriage because it’s only traditional marriage we did, so that he can apply for visa, I blocked him.
“He went to arrest my mother and father, claiming they must provide me, that he paid me for visa and I scammed him. My brothers and sisters are dealing with him now: He should bring proof where I charged him for visa.”
