Nigerian marriage therapist criticises husbands who secretly take second wives

A Nigerian marriage therapist, Shamseddin Giwa, has criticised married men who take new wives in secret without informing their first wives. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, he described the behaviour as a cowardly approach. He wrote: "This is the cowardly approach that keeps getting many into problems in their homes and then wonder why there is no peace." Giwa continued: "Unfortunately, the person coming in too will feign ignorance while this is happening and then wonder why she’s not getting accepted." He added: "No, the woman resisting you is not troublesome, you have just not been fair."