Ugomma the Notorious Mistress
A true short story
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"My parents predicted my romance with polygamist Chief Obi, could ruin me." Ten weeks later, after realising with her husband, along with two of his wives, had become menacing, she became quite apprehensive, thinking an imminent attack was inevitable.
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About the Book
This is the true story of Ugomma an African notorious
beauty queen. She was married twice both her husbands
being polygamous. Her fi rst marriage to Chief Ibeneme
lasted barely a year. After committing abormination
with her brother in-law Oga Mike. Soon after, both were
dragged to the outskirt of Ndiowu town, where they
got stripped of their clothes before been subjected to
prolonged beating and mandatory twenty four lashes of
a cane on their bare butts.
She was barred from returning to her husband’s home in
Ndiown indefi nitely, and was eventually handed over to
her parents with nothing and without sympathy.
In addition, she was ordered to reimburse her husband
Chief Ibeneme for the expenditure she had incurred.
Her accomplice, Oga Mike, was banned from returning
for forty-eight hours.
A few years later after her divorce, she met Chief Obi, whom she married, but after few months she found herself in a vulnerable position, tragically caught up in a ritual murder orchestrated by her so-called husband, to whom she devoted her life with love and trust.
About the Author
Joseph C. Amadi was born in West Africa. He was educated at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, OU University and University of Greenwich. He lives in London and has two children. He says, "I chose to write just for the joy of writing." I have finally published my first book and now, I have taken a great step towards financial stability.