Actress Ngozi Nwosu has shared her harrowing experience with domestic violence, revealing that she walked away from her marriage a day before signing the registrar.
The Fuji House of Commotion star opened up during an interview with her colleague Ayo Adesanya on her YouTube show Real Life With Aunty Ayo.
“I don’t believe marriage is a do-or-die affair. When the domestic violence is too much, you’ve got to move. If you take it once, get ready, you must be ready to take it for the rest of your life,” Ngozi said.
The actress recalled a violent encounter with her then-husband that left her injured and traumatized.
“My husband is this kind of violent person. I went to the kitchen to boil water, and he broke the kitchen door. I will never forget that day till I die. I plaited Bob Marley, he drew me, and one strand of the attachment came out with blood.
“I didn’t know where I got the strength from, but I picked up a pestle. I was ready to kill him that day and go to jail. My neighbours saw me naked.
“When I saw the domestic violence coming from his side, I walked away a day before our marriage and refused to sign the registrar.
“Don’t fall for any man who beats you and begs you later. Once beaten twice shy. If you take it once, you just be ready to take it for the rest of your life.”
Ngozi, who began her acting career in the 1980s, is known for roles in Living in Bondage, Skinny Girl in Transit, and Little Drops of Happy.
