Nigerian Woman Recounts Meeting Ex-Boyfriend Years After Breakup Over Infidelity and Infection

A Nigerian woman, Sandra Chika, has told of an unexpected meeting with a former boyfriend years after their relationship ended because of infidelity and a reported infection. In a Facebook post, Sandra said that while they were dating she became involved with one of his friends. She claimed she did not know then that the two men knew each other. According to her, her boyfriend's behavior changed afterward, and she initially did not understand why. She wrote that the man later began acting differently after learning she had slept with his friend. Sandra said he gradually communicated with her less often and eventually asked her to pick up some belongings she had left at his home. She said that after repeated calls went unanswered, she visited him and was told he no longer wished to keep dating. Sandra said he also told her that he had picked up an infection from her. According to her, she had symptoms of her own and later sought treatment. She wrote that when she visited, he said he was no longer interested and that he had contracted an infection from her, which she did not dispute because she was also experiencing symptoms. Sandra said she later visited a chemist to receive injections and chose not to go back to him because she felt ashamed. She added that she was unsure who had first transmitted the infection. Years later, Sandra said she ran into her former boyfriend while she was out having drinks. She said he was with his wife and three children when they saw each other. His response to seeing her, she wrote, amused her: "He saw me smoking." Reflecting on how their lives had changed since the relationship ended, Sandra wrote that she believed he would privately thank God for noticing the warning signs in time. She added, "Who cares?" Sandra did not identify the former boyfriend or disclose the type of infection she said they experienced.