The ex-husband of a grandmother who married a 27-year-old Nigerian thinks she is being ‘scammed’

The ex-husband of a grandmother who married a 27-year-old Nigerian man believes her new husband ‘just wants to get into the country’.

Angela Nwachukwu has spoken of her heartbreak after husband CJ, who is 45 years her junior, was denied a visa to join her in the UK. The couple met when CJ added Angela, 72, on Facebook, and got married just two months later. But Donald Neate, 71, who was in a relationship with Angela for five years, believes his ex-wife is being ‘scammed’ by her husband, describing her as ‘gullible’.

The former lorry driver told Mail Online: ‘We separated 18 years ago and haven’t had any contact since. The first time I knew about it was when I read the papers. She has been scammed by a man who just wants to get into the country. ‘She has done it now and will have to deal with the consequences.’

Despite the pair’s age gap, Angela insists they are very much in love and hoped CJ could join her at her home in Dorset. She has spent £20,000 visiting him in Nigeria, but authorities will not allow him into the UK. They believe he would not leave the country if he was granted a tourist visa.

Angela said: ‘I saw that a young man had sent me a friend request on Facebook and I couldn’t believe my luck. ‘I did wonder why on earth he had added me, but I accepted and he sent me a message straight away telling me how lovely my profile photo was. ‘We chatted for hours, about our families and each others’ hobbies – it was like we’d known each other for years.’

Her sons initially believed she was being scammed, but decided CJ was a genuine guy after going through his Facebook. He proposed just a month later, in March 2015, and they tied the knot in Nigeria.