When you catch a partner cheating, you have two options: walk away quietly or make sure they feel the pain ten times worse. While some people choose to ply the higher road, some Nigerians got their pound of flesh from philandering partners.
They open up about the most savage thing they did, and honestly? Some of these will leave you in varying degrees of “God, abeg”.
“I slept with his best friend and made sure he found out”
Some people break up when they find out they’ve been cheated on. Others return the favour, and that’s exactly what *Bimbo, 28, did. She shares:
“My ex cheated on me with someone from his office, and when I confronted him, he acted like it wasn’t a big deal. I was fuming. His best friend had always flirted with me, so I decided to see how far he’d go. Long story short? He didn’t disappoint. I made sure my ex found out the same way I did; through screenshots. He called me screaming and I just let out a long evil laughter. Then, I blocked him.”
“I made sure his side chick dumped him too”
There’s something satisfying about knowing that the person they cheated with no longer wants them either. *Amaka, 28, shares how she made it happen:
“I wasn’t going to fight my ex over a man. Instead, I decided to talk to the babe. I sent her receipts — chats, transfers, and all the romantic nonsense he was telling both of us. At first, she didn’t believe me, but when I told her to ask him a specific question and see how he lied, she called me back in shock. Next thing I knew, she dumped him too. The best part? She and I are still cool.”
“I made sure her best friend helped me heal”
Some people cut ties and move on. *Daniel, 30, decided to heal in a way his ex would never forget.
“When I found out she was cheating, I didn’t confront her,” he shares. “I simply started talking to her best friend. The funny thing is, it wasn’t planned, but she was there for me while I was hurting, and one thing led to another. My ex found out when she saw us on a date and tried to create a scene at the restaurant but I wasn’t having it. I got home to a “we need to talk” text message, and I responded with receipts of her chats with the person she cheated with. She tried to deny it and spent weeks gaslighting me, but I’d already checked out.”
“I started praying against him after we broke up”
Not all acts of revenge are loud and dramatic. Some are taken straight to God’s ears. *Halima, 27, shares:
“I was heartbroken when I found out my ex had been cheating for most of our relationship. At first, I wanted to expose him, but then I realised I didn’t need to stress when I could hand him over to God. Every morning, I prayed: ‘Lord, let his enemies locate him. May every babe he cheats with break his heart. May he know no peace until he repents.’ Last I heard, his life has been in shambles. I didn’t do anything, God did.”
“I stopped her family’s allowance, and they had to beg on her behalf”
Some men forgive and forget. *Kunle, 35, reminded his partner exactly who was doing the heavy financial lifting in the relationship.”
“We were already engaged, so I’d started doing stuff for her family. I used to send her parents money every month and covered some of her siblings’ school fees. When I found out she was still entertaining an ex, I didn’t argue. I simply stopped sending anything. The first month, she thought it was a mistake. By the second month, her mum called. By the third, the whole family stepped in to beg. I let them know their daughter was entertaining another man while spending my money. They apologised on her behalf. I never took her back, though.”
“I told his family he had an STD”
*Esther, 27, was heartbroken when she found out her boyfriend of two years was sleeping around and endangering her health. Before ending their relationship, she gave him a taste of his own medicine.
“I wanted to do something that’ll hurt him so bad,” she recounts. I got this crazy idea from a Nollywood movie and ran with it. I sent his mum a message saying: ‘Please tell your son to get tested before spreading infections.’ His relatives called me immediately, and I didn’t pick up. He was also blowing up my phone, asking what I told his family, but I didn’t respond either. I later found out from his cousin that they dragged him to the hospital the next week and embarrassed him in front of their family doctor. He was clean, but that’s not the point. He will never forget the shame.”
“I put sleeping pills in his food every Monday for a whole month”
*Zainab, 35, didn’t just break up and move on from a cheating ex. She made sure he felt the weight of his actions.
“Every Monday, for a whole month, I crushed sleeping pills into his food. He would eat, get extremely drowsy, and complain as he tried to get to work. He was constantly leaving the house late and missing Monday meetings. By the end of the month, he was convinced it was a spiritual attack because he’d already been served a query at work. I wanted to continue for as long as I could, but I was also concerned about his health, so I stopped. We eventually broke up about four months later.”
Note: While revenge can feel satisfying in the moment, secretly drugging someone is reckless and could have dangerous consequences. We do not condone this in any form
“I reported her to my spiritual guardian”
Some people forgive and move on but not *Ayo, 37. He shares how he handed over his cheating ex to higher powers.
“I felt like a fool when I found out she was cheating. I didn’t want a confrontation because I didn’t even have evidence to begin with. It was just something I knew off my intuition. So, I reported to my spiritual mother. I didn’t give any specific demands about what she should do. I just told her, ‘I really loved this person, and I suspect this is what she did to me’. To be honest, I don’t know if anything was done. All I know is, she’s pushing 35 and still isn’t in a proper relationship. Last I heard, her relationships keep failing. Who knows, maybe my godmother dealt with her, or she can’t keep a relationship because of her cheating.”
Sometimes, love can be messy. If you relate to any of these stories, you should read our Love Life interview, where a Nigerian couple gets candid about how they navigated infidelity in their union.
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