- Ada Igbo, a Nigerian mother of four living in Canada, shares an emotional account of the breakdown of her marriage and the reality of being forced to be a single parent.
- On the first anniversary of their separation, Ada revealed that her estranged husband and his family ignored her requests for financial and emotional support.
- She defended her decision to raise her children alone, stressing that their safety and well-being came first,
A Nigerian mother of four living in Canada, known as Ada Igbo on Facebook, has shared a true and heartwarming update on the breakdown of her marriage.
As she approaches the one-year anniversary of their separation on January 4, 2026, she is addressing critics who question her decision to raise her children alone.
Ada revealed that despite her efforts to involve her husband in their children’s lives, she was met with complete silence. She said she formally sought help from her husband but was ignored by him and relatives.
“Yes, their father should provide it. I agree. That’s why I wrote him a letter asking for financial support. He read it. He ignored it. He said nothing. His family said nothing. To this day, there is silence.” she wrote.
In her lengthy post, Aida refuted suggestions that she should leave her children with their father or send them back to Nigeria. She stresses that as a mother, her first priority is their safety and well-being, even if that means shouldering the full financial and emotional burden.
To those who commented on her situation, she asked:
“If you ‘shouldn’t do it alone,’ then what on earth am I going to do? Leave my kids on the street and live their own lives? Leave them in the hands of someone who chooses to be absent?”
Ada concluded her post by highlighting the reality of being forced to be a single parent, noting that responsibility cannot be imposed on a man who refuses to be present. As the holidays approach, her message is both a defense of her choices and a plea for support.
“How do you get a man who chooses to do nothing to suddenly intervene in a child’s life? Because from where I stand, I don’t choose to do this alone… There are only 4 days until Christmas, and I decided to scream loudly in the hope of getting help.”
