Chika Ike’s true life story: “I was married to a corporate guy, who had a 9_5 job in a bank, Lives in a rented 2 bedroom apartment at Egbe” Chika says

Actress Chike Ike wrote an open letter to her fans, described her marriage as war-front.  She talks about the physical abuse she suffered in the hands of her husband, and many more.

Read her story below…

The past three years have been a very emotional period for me. I focused my energy on work and to build back my self-esteem. It’s been really  hard for me to come out straight and talk about this because sometimes I pinch myself to wake up and not believe that I was a victim of domestic violence. I’ve been through a lot in my life, faced a lot of  challenges but this is one topic I’ve tried so hard to avoid and have been waiting for the right time but I have come to a resolve   that  there’s really no right time because every second of the day, lives are  being lost due to domestic violence.  I was a victim of domestic  violence in my marriage and that was the singular reason I left my  marriage, aside other reasons.

Growing up as a girl. I was always known as the sweetest kid on the  block, before I got married, I have been through some relationships and for once no man had ever laid a finger on me. The first time it  happened in my marriage, I didn’t understand it because I am not the type of woman a man beats but I guess there are no typos. It just happens  and no woman deserves it. As a young girl I thought it was love or his  way of expressing his emotions, after every beating he pleads , cries and says it won’t happen again, once again I thought it was love and made  excuses for him.  Over the years when it kept happening consistently I  started looking for other definitions for it.  I started loosing my self-pride, self-esteem , self-worth, and most painfully I lost  a pregnancy  (Miscarriage) I almost lost my life in the process then I realized how  serious and abnormal it really was.
I have heard and read a lot of accusations from ignorant people who  don’t know my story, I guess that’s why they are ignorant.  I was 20 yrs old and  very naïve to the world when I got married .“ They said I  married for money“ LOL. I was married to a corporate guy, who had a 9_ 5 job in a bank, Lives in a rented 2 bedroom apartment at Egbe..  So do  the maths! . I married for love. I did a traditional wedding. A white  wedding and a court wedding. So that’s how much I wanted to be married  forever.  For five years I hoped, prayed & wished that one day it  will all change. But the last straw that broke the camel’s back was  during a heated argument he threw a glass  jug to my face and I dogged  it and it shattered on d wall. I saw death flash before me and I made a  decision to save my life. I left my marriage.
Am not saying  this to draw pity from anyone because we are entitled to  our opinions and beliefs. Also I am not saying this to discourage people from falling in love because it’s a beautiful feeling and I still  believe in it. I am saying this to educate, share and talk about my  experience as a victim of domestic violence because it is real.

If what she said are true, O girl run for your life! Domestic violence is worse!!!  Well, we won’t pass judgment till we hear from the man…