Mum-of-four, Tracy,
was shocked to discover that hubby of 10yrs
left his two kids to secretly marry another
woman on Boxing Day
When her hubby of ten years had to spend
Christmas with his relatives in Nigeria, Tracy
Akingbogun, hoped he'd return with a special gift
to make up for their time apart.
But instead, 43years old David, had sorted out a
present for himself. He had secretly MARRIED
another woman in Nigeria on Boxing Day.
Tracy only discovered the shocking news
through a friend months later and kicked him
out.
Heartbroken Tracy, also 43, says: ''While I was
at home with the kids missing him at Christmas,
his present to himself was a new bride.
''I still can't believe he did that to us after
more than ten years together.
''I did some research and saw that the
ceremony was a religious one and not a legal
one. So he hadn't committed bigamy.
''His dad had five wives during his lifetime, so I
suppose David thought he could do that too.
''But not when he was living in the UK and not
when he was married to me.''
Tracy, from Gravesend, Kent, adds: ''This
Christmas, it will be just me and the children
again, just like it was last year. But this time I'Il
be over the moon that David isn't with us.''
Tracy was a single mum to Cameron and Alysia,
now 17 and 13, when she met David in a
nightclub while she was on a rare night out in
March 2004.
She recalls: ''I was watching a group of lads on
the pull, but one of them wasn't. He was just
leaning against the bar enjoying himself. He saw
me watching him and came over to chat.
''His name was David and he was really kind
and gentle. He'd only arrived from Nigeria three
months before.''
David moved into Tracy's home just six weeks
later and Tracy was delighted to discover she
was pregnant.
Their son Kayodo, now 11, was born in
December 2004 and they married two months
later.
Tracy says: ''It was a small ceremony with a few
family and friends. David read out a poem and
told me he really believed in me and our future
together.
''From then on he called me 'Wifey', his pet
name for me.''
The next year the happy family went to Nigeria
to meet David's relatives.
Tracy says: ''They were lovely to us and even
went through the traditional ceremony of
washing our feet when we arrived.''
Their second son Olalekan, now four, was born
in December 2011.
Tracy busied herself bringing up her brood while
David turned his hand to various businesses
from buying and selling cars to running a
market-stall. He also tried to set up an internet
cafe.
But two years later she found messages between
David and a Nigerian woman.
Tracy says: ''One read: 'When you were last here
I wish I'd kissed you'. I shouted at him and
wanted him to explain himself.
''He said she was someone he used to date
before he came to the UK. He said it was
nothing, they were just friends.
''I told David it was her or me. He said it was
me, I was his wifey and that was that.
''Over the next few months he tried hard to
show he meant it and we got back to normal.''
Then David announced he would have to go to
Nigeria over the 2014 festive period.
Tracy says: ''I was furious. I told him he should
be here for his sons, for our family. He kept
insisting he had important family business.''
David flew out the day before Christmas eve and
Tracy was upset the family would be apart.
She says: ''I was so angry with him, but I wasn't
going to let the children know that.
''It was Christmas so I was going to make it a
good one.''
She messaged David, reminding him to call their
boys on Christmas morning.
Tracy says: ''David finally called at 9pm. I gave
him an earful but let him speak to the children. I
was so angry with him.
''On Boxing Day I didn't hear from him, but I
spoke to him and his family the next day and
they were all friendly and normal.''
But, on David's return, Tracy felt something had
changed.
She says: ''When he wasn't away working, he
was on his laptop. He was hardly speaking to
me or the boys. I would encourage him to spend
time with them, but he'd snap at me and say he
was busy.''
Tracy tried to make her family life as happy as
possible, but in May came a bolt out of the blue.
She got a message on Facebook from the
partner of one of David's friends in Nigeria, a
woman, Tracy had met when she visited.
She says: ''The message read that he'd got
married to another woman on Boxing Day,
everyone knew apart from me. She didn't think
that was right.
''The world I loved had been whipped from
beneath my feet. Tears streamed down my face.
I'd known something was up.
''I confronted David but he denied it. He
seemed so cool and calm. So I messaged her
and said there must be a mistake.''
What came next wiped away any trace of doubt
Tracy had.
Tearfully, she recalls: ''She ended up sending me
pics of the wedding ceremony via WhatsApp and
confirmed it to me. There was no denying that.''
Shaking, Tracy managed to guess his Facebook
password and logged in. There, she read
messages between him and his new wife, the
woman she'd caught him messaging two years
before, who was also his ex-girlfriend.
Tracy says: ''I was so angry I couldn't speak. He
couldn't get married — he was my husband!
''I confronted him and he tried to deny it again
but this time I told him I'd seen the pics and
read the messages. I told him to pack his bags
and get out.
''I don't take calls from his family, as they
were in on this and went to his wedding last
Boxing Day while lying to me.
''He abandoned his children and me to get
married to another woman. He's made his
choice and now he's stuck with it.''
David said: ''I can do what I want. It's nobody's
business. What do you want me to do?''
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