The 14-year old
marriage between Mohammed Babangida, scion of the Babangida dynasty and his
first wife and mother of his four children, Rahama Indimi, has crashed. Rahama
has even moved out of the Babangidas’ palatial Hill Top mansion in Minna, Niger
State. Since she packed out of her matrimonial home a few months ago, she has
been putting up with her sister in Abuja, FCT.
Sources disclosed to
The ELITES that the marriage between Mohammed and Rahama crashed as a result of
myriad of problems, which was completely beyond the couple’s control. Somehow,
the news of their crashed marriage was only known to just the couple’s families
and close friends alone.
Until last weekend,
when Rahama took to the social media and announced the crash of her marriage to
the whole world.
This shocking
disclosure set a lot of tongues wagging and it sparked various debates on what
could have led to the crash and why a lady, who is supposedly well brought-up,
could resort to using the social media to make such an announcement.
Rahama is the
daughter of Alhaji Indimi, the Maiduguiri, Borno State billionaire, owner of
Oriental Energy Resources Limited and a major player in the United
Kingdom-listed independent oil and gas producers, Afren Plc.
A source close to the
family revealed that a lot of mudslinging and subtle blackmail had been going
on, since Rahama left her marriage.
She, allegedly,
resorted to the Instagram gimmick of last weekend, so as to get Mohammed’s
attention and draw his ire, since he had been ignoring her request for money.
But she soon realized, rather too late, that her irrational action, brought
more odium and disrepute to her family, than she could ever envisage.
Rahama had posted an
audio message supposedly uttered by Mohammed against his wife, Umma on her
Instagram page. But she pulled it out some minutes after it was posted only for
lied that it was done by a friend she confided in.
This denial earned
her severe rebuke and got many people incensed. The reaction she got was so
much that she got really confused and didn’t know how to handle the situation.
The ELITES
authoritatively gathered that Rahama was fond of hitting the social media to
vent her rants, whenever she wanted Mohammed to give her money, which amount
usually, bothered on the ridiculous.
According to The
ELITES’ findings, the crux of the problem between Moha and Rahama is not
unconnected with some complex issues, which have been bedeviling their marriage
right from inception. One of the core problems, which became a recurring
decimal in the Babangidas’ marriage, is the issue of Rahama’s dominance and
control over her husband’s life.
The ELITES gathered
that Rahama runs a store that sells aphrodisiac products in Abuja. Her line of
business enterprise, was reported to have created disaffection between her and
Mohammed, as he strongly objected to her selling sex stimulating products. But
Rahama was said to have put her foot down and refused to heed Mohammed’s plea
to re-consider the line of business, she had chosen to trade in.
Beyond her sex-inclined
line of business, one other factor, which was a source of constant quarrel
between Rahama and her former husband, was the issue of his second wife, Umma
Wali.
It will be recalled
that in April 2008, Mohammed got married to Umma, the daughter of Ambassador
Aminu Wali, the former Nigerian Envoy to the United States of America, at an
elaborate ceremony, which spanned several days in Kano and Minna. Before he
took Umma as his second wife, Mohammed, who is fondly called Moha by his
friends and admirers, had faced a stiff opposition from Rahama. She was
aggrieved with her husband’s decision to take a second wife. She was said to
have felt crushed with the prospect of sharing Mohammed with another woman. And
this must have fueled the bitterness she felt towards Umma for usurping her in
the life of Moha.
To show how angry she
was with her husband for taking a second wife, Rahama left her Minna
matrimonial home for several months and moved into her father’s home in Abuja.
Later, she was pacified and persuaded into moving back to her home. However,
Rahama was said to have refused to accept Umma.
The rivalry between
the Babaginda wives soon escalated into a battle of supremacy over who was
Moha’s favourite between the two.
The ELITES gathered
that shortly after Rahama was delivered of her third child, (Moha’s first son),
she regained a full control over Moha’s life. Invariably, this began to have a
telling effect on his union with Umma, as she was relegated to the background.
By and large, Umma began to encounter some difficulty in gaining access to her
husband, even when they all lived within the same vicinity. It was gathered
that whenever he was at home, Moha was often in his apartment, which he shared
with Rahama. He rarely visited Umma in her apartment. Moha lives in a duplex,
which is situated within the Hill Top mansion. The building, which is called
The White House, is a beauty to behold. And this is where Moha and his former
wife, Rahama lived with their four children. Quite interestingly too, The White
House is just a two minutes walk to The Green House, which used to be Umma’s
apartment.
Somehow, Umma became
very unhappy at the turn of event. She was reported to have realized that the
forces that were confronting her in her marriage to Moha went beyond the
ordinary. Eventually, when she could no longer cope, she decided to move out of
her matrimonial home.
The love story of
Moha and Umma dated back to over 20 years ago. The two met through Fatima
Najib, their mutual friend. Way back then, Umma was a young undergraduate at
Bayero University, BUK, Kano. She later traveled to the United Kingdom to
further her studies. It was also gathered that from the on set, Mohammed had
expressed his desire to marry Umma. So seriously involved was he with her that
he even gave her a diamond ring, as a symbol of his commitment to her.
Unfortunately though, the relationship suffered a big crash when their parents,
reportedly, opposed their affair.
Subsequently, after
Moha married Rahama Indimi in 2004, he still kept in touch with Umma. And even
after his marriage to Rahama, Mohammed still nursed his desire to marry Umma.
Eventually, his parents acquiesced to his request. And their affair finally
crystallized into marriage in 2008.
Close source disclosed to The ELITES that Moha has refused to be moved by Rahama’s proclivity for pranks and gimmicks. He is said to be basking in the euphoria of serenity and peace, that have characterized his life, ever since Rahama left their home, many months ago. This sentiment is equally shared by his family members and close friends, who are tired of running helter-skelter, whenever the imperious Rahama threw her tantrums.
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