- In the shadow of Africa’s alarming surge in HIV cases, a Nigerian man has bravely stepped forward to reveal his harrowing story.
- In an emotional conversation with BBNaija’s Dotin, he shared that he contracted HIV many years ago, a consequence of his unfaithfulness to his wife.
Salisu Ahmed, a Nigerian man who has courageously lived with HIV for an astonishing 31 years, has opened up about his tumultuous journey in a gripping interview with reality star Doyin David.
Ahmed recounted the fateful day he contracted the virus, which stemmed from his first extramarital affair, forever altering the course of his life.
Ahmed revealed the harsh realities he faced: ostracized by his community, he was denied access to shared toilets and bathrooms, forced into isolation that amplified his suffering.
The impact of his condition was devastating; said he lost his teaching job, a career he cherished, and faced the heartbreaking abandonment of his wife and children.
His words;
“I am Salisu Ahmed, I have been living with this virus for 31 years,
“The first experiment of going outside my matrimonial home is how it happened. It has been proven that about 85 to 90 percent of people living with HIV contracted this thing through sexual intercourse.
“I was denied the use of the bathroom of the compound, I was not allowed to access the toilet, I was formerly a teacher so I was asked honourably to stop coming to the school.
“She packed everything including the children at home, they left me.”
WATCH AS HE SHARES HIS SORROWFUL EXPERIENCES BELOW
In July, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) reported that an estimated two million Nigerians are living with HIV.
In May, the Biochemist Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BPAoN) said it has developed a potential natural treatment for HIV/AIDS after passing through four control phases.
The association added that the treatment could potentially eliminate life-threatening viruses from the human circulatory system.
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