Renowned Kannywood actress Mansura Isa has shared a gripping account of betrayal, heartbreak, and deception, revealing the shocking circumstances that led to the sudden collapse of her second marriage — a union she once believed was built on love but ultimately unraveled like a script from a tragic film.
Speaking candidly on the BBC Hausa programme Mahangar Zamani, alongside fellow actress Fati Mohammad, Mansura detailed how her whirlwind romance quickly turned into a calculated plot to exploit her influence and access to a lucrative film contract.
“I got married because I truly loved him. I was convinced it was mutual,” she said. “But later, I realized he had other plans all along.”
Mansura’s second marriage made headlines in June 2024, following her remarriage after a public separation from her first husband, Kannywood star Sani Danja. Together, the former couple had built a reputation as one of the industry’s most admired duos and share four children — Iman, Khalifa, Sultan, and Sudais.
But her new beginning was short-lived. According to Mansura, the man she married had used a family connection to worm his way into her trust while she was working on a film project in Lagos. With no representative in the city, she accepted his offer to assist her — a decision that would soon haunt her.
“He came to the wedding with a document, asking me to sign it,” she recalled. “It was an agreement giving him full control over a N4 billion contract under the guise of managing it as my husband. I trusted him — I signed it.”
What followed was a chilling betrayal. He vanished the very next day, cutting off all communication.
When confronted later by acquaintances in Lagos, he reportedly claimed to have forgotten he was even married. It wasn’t until external pressure mounted that he sent a formal divorce notice.
Fati Mohammad, a veteran of the Kannywood industry and no stranger to public scrutiny, weighed in on the broader issue, calling out the unfair stigma placed on actresses whose marriages fail.
“There’s this assumption that actresses can’t sustain marriages because they want lavish lifestyles, but that’s far from the truth,” she said. “Some men target us because of our fame, not because of love.”
Mansura’s story has struck a nerve across social media, not just for its shocking details but for the broader questions it raises about trust, vulnerability, and how fame can become a weapon in the hands of the manipulative.
From the romantic spectacle of a wedding with a one million naira bride price to a cold, calculated exit — her experience reads less like a love story and more like a cautionary tale.
“I thought I was entering a new chapter,” she said quietly. “Instead, I walked into a trap.”
Source: Daily Post Newspaper