I met him three months ago on Facebook—a Nigerian who comes to Ghana and goes back. When we met, he was in Nigeria. We talked every day. He was a gentleman and also looked like he was well-to-do. He proposed even though we hadn’t met. I liked him, but I wanted to see him physically first.

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Then he came to Ghana, and we met for the first time in a restaurant. The only thing I didn’t like about him was the way he spoke his local language to me as if I understood it.

We finally decided to take things to the next level. He invited me to his place, and I went. I met his cousin and another guy he said was a business partner. They all called me beautiful and helped me settle in quickly. The day went beautifully until we went inside at night.

I took my dress off and was about to enter the bath when he saw my waist beads. His face changed. He literally jumped off the bed like he had seen a ghost. He asked, “What’s that around your waist? Who sent you? Are you here to tie my destiny?”

Then he started ranting loudly in his local language. I was stunned. I kept repeating, “It’s just waist beads. Haven’t you seen some before?”

He was still shouting at the top of his voice in his local language. His cousin came in, followed by his business partner. I quickly covered up so they wouldn’t see me that way, but I guess they still noticed. His cousin held my hand and took me out of the room, while my boyfriend was in the corner with his hands over his head.

His cousin said, “I’m sorry, you have to leave.” It was around 11 p.m., going on midnight. He went inside, brought my bag, took me to the main gate, and closed it without checking if I would get a car home. I was so angry, disturbed, and disoriented. I kept wondering, “This is just waist beads… or are they too many?”

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I got home and realized he had blocked me on WhatsApp and on Facebook, where we met. I’m like, haven’t Nigerians seen waist beads before? Is it an abomination in certain tribes? Can the Nigerians here educate me?

—Gina 

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