I caught my husband's phone and saw what his 'business trip' really was

Last month my husband, Musa, told me he had a 3-day training in Kano. I packed his bag myself, pressed his white kaftan, put extra money in his wallet. He kissed our daughter Fatima on the forehead and said he would bring her the Kano peanut candy she likes.

On day two I needed to check a bank alert on his old phone. He left it at home by mistake. The phone had a message from someone saved as 'Engineer Sule'. The message said 'Baby I dey miss you, your room is ready at the usual place'. I read the whole thread. He has been seeing a woman in Kano for 2 years. He uses his work trips to visit her. I counted 12 trips in one year. 12. Meanwhile I am here managing the home, managing his mother's hospital bills, managing everything.

I did not cry. I packed his clothes from our wardrobe and put them in the guest room. When he came back with the peanut candy and a smile I just said 'Engineer Sule sends her greetings'. His face changed. I have not spoken to him since. Fatima keeps asking why Baba sleeps in the other room. What do I tell a 6-year-old?