Hadiza Adamu, a Nigerian Muslim woman, shared her experience of marrying a man who felt threatened by her success.

The software engineer and advocate for girls’ and women’s rights revealed this on Monday, July 8, in response to a post by Mariam Aliyu, another Nigerian woman, who criticized Arewa men for their tendency to easily divorce their wives. Mariam described Northern women as the most patient women in the world

Mariam wrote; “Most patient women in the world are northern women! Thats why their men will go to any length to use their patience against them, doing ashawo upandan, marry today divorce tomoro.! In the north you will see a 15 year old girl child divorcee!.

Hadiza in her response wrote: In as much as divorce is hala in Islam, it’s a shame how they do theirs. When they start looking for another lady then the one in the house is being maltreated as a rag,”  I was a victim of sure predicament but I am gradually getting back to myself. I was a girl that loves education so much but unfortunately got married to someone who sees my success as a challenge to him but Alhamdulillah am trying to get back to my fit again.