I’m successful but not lucky with marriage – Fati Mohammed

It has been rumoured that you have gone back to your second husband. How true is it? It is not true. But do you know that right now he is begging me to go back to him? He is already regretting because I gave him all my love but things went sour. First of all, my story is as short as this: I joined Kannywood at the age of 14. When we shot the popular ‘Sangaya’, I was 15 years old. Much later got married to Sani Musa Mai Iska and left for London on a sponsorship of a company I did commercials on HIV for. We spent fi ve years in London before our marriage packed up. Th ereafter, we returned back to Nigeria.

In London we did all sort of jobs that are legal to survive. And as for the rumour that we parted not because I am older than him or richer than him as people claimed, hmm, I am certainly not. I am only 32 and go and fi nd out his real age you understand what am saying. Admittedly, yes I have my own house, good car, and businesses here and there. How did you fi nd the industry when you returned to Nigeria? Well, I discovered that the industry has changed, most of the artists we senior in the industry started growing wings, I then felt as if there was no place for me in the industry that was why I decided to marry again.

I married Umar Kanu, a senior brother to Ali Jita. Unfortunately also, after three years the marriage crashed. So all in all, I spent 8 years as a married woman but I have no child, that is why I adopted one upcoming popular actress, she is now staying with me in Kaduna. In fact, this has generated a lot of speculations in the industry that the lady was stolen, but I actually adopted her to assist her and give her all the necessities of life because in all my marriages, I don’t have a child, that is why I want to marry as soon as possible to take care of my husband rich or poor, and have enough time to worship God and take care of my children if God blesses me with them. Any regret so far? Plenty! However, these regrets have made me adopt so many changes in life. One: I have vowed never to marry from Kannywood again because both of my ex-husbands came from Kannywood. Also, I have decided that I will not act again. I nonetheless have a fi lm production company which very soon will start producing fi lms. Th e challenges are many in the industry – many things

have changed, it is now money and nothing but money. Aside that, I am now into other businesses, that’s why I travel a lot these days, and it is already paying me off because I am doing fi ne. Can you recall a rumour that made the rounds, at the time the famous ‘Sangaya’ fi lm was shot, that you and Ali Nuhu were into hot relationship? It’s not true. Ali Nuhu has never dated me. If you ask of my role model I will mention Ali Nuhu hundred times. In fact I don’t call his wife by her name, I call her aunty.

I am very close to them. During my second wedding, he was the one that gave me out, he was my Waliyi. Then how would you react to the allegation that when your fi rst marriage collapsed, Ali Nuhu organized a reception party for you, that he personally received you at the airport? Secondly, that before you married Umar Kanu, you had a solid relationship with Lawal Ahmad? Like I told you earlier, Ali Nuhu is like my blood brother, nothing like love or romance between us. If he received me at the Airport when I returned from London or organized a party to receive me, I consider that as part of my closeness to him and there is nothing beyond that.

His wife is fully aware that Ali is like my brother most times I spend my time in his house with his family. About Lawal Fati Mohammed, the ‘Sangaya’ star, is one of the Kannywood actresses that made their mark and attracted millions of admirers to themselves years ago. Though at the time she reigned there was no much money in the industry – A-grade artists acted for peanuts unlike what obtains today, when Fati left for London with her husband, many producers recorded huge losses because of her absence in their fi lms. In this interview with ALIYU ASKIRA in Kano, Fati speaks rather reluctantly on her marriage woes, saying she would not act again, nor would she marry again from Kannywood having done so twice and both crashed. Fati Adetayo Nadabo Mohammed Ahmad, it is a past issue now, so let’s just forget it.

Tell us why your two marriages were not successful? Th at of Sani Musa Mai Iska was a long story that I don’t want to go into. But the recent one, honestly it was due to pressure from my husband’s parents. His parents hate me with a passion. And the thing is I never married my exhusbands because of money, in fact they didn’t even have it at the time I married them. I think am not lucky with marriage because no matter how I dedicate myself to it, men would always treat me unfairly. I am yet to settle down because the society today is full of bad people, some people will come to me with hidden agenda and whenever I discover that marriage is not on their agenda, I would just disappear and kick them out of my life.

Is this possibly the reason why people often say that Hausa actresses hardly stay long in marriage? I like this question. No! I think it is the perception the society has of us that is following us. Don’t say we don’t stay in marriage, please say the contrary and pray for us. Some of us made success of our marriages even me I want to marry again as quickly as possible. I am praying or will pray hard to get another person to marry. Having married twice and you said you are just 32 years, how will you cope with demand of nature? Ask me straight! You mean whether I would need a man? Look that is not a big deal, I can control myself.

I am not a kid any more. I am a grown up adult. How about your parents? Th ey are dead. I am Fulani from Yola – Adamawa state. My mother and father died in my arms. I gave them all the care they deserved while they were alive. I also hope to fi nish well in life. When your marriage to Umar Kanu was having trouble you ended up in court, some even alleged he cheated you fi nancially? It’s not true. We did not go to court. Th at is not my nature. After all I am a religious person and a troublefree woman.

We did not go to court. People are free to peddle true or false rumour. But the truth is that we parted and he is now regretting. Like I told you earlier, we are still close but the truth is I don’t have anything to do with Kannywood guys when it comes to marriage. I tested it and the taste is bitter – too much gossip and baseless lies. – I am fed up. I will only be a full time producer if I marry again. What do you do for a living now? I am into buying and selling of wears, and other businesses here and there. I also go to Gabon, Dubai, Senegal, Lagos, Malaysia and Morocco to do business. I am comfortable fi nancially. Tell my fans I am doing great, though they will not see my face again in fi lms.

But who knows, from time to time I may appear in my fi lms? Most importantly, I want to marry quickly. Woman’s place is in the kitchen. I have paid my dues as far as acting is concerned.

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