A Nigerian man has sought legal guidance after discovering that properties he purchased in his late mother’s name are now being claimed by his siblings as part of her estate.

In an account aired on TikTok, he said that he purposefully registered all of his assets in his mother’s name because he did not want his wife to know the magnitude of his fortune and feared losing them if she ever filed for divorce.

“I bought so many properties in my mum’s name because I didn’t want my wife to know about them. I also thought that if she ever filed for divorce, they wouldn’t find anything in my name.”

According to him, the assets include four houses, five plots of land, two automobiles, a primary and secondary school with his mother’s initials, and the family home where he presently resides.

He acknowledged that during their marriage, his wife assumed he had little money, so they split household costs evenly.

“The major problem now is how do I tell my wife that I own all these properties but they are in my mum’s name? I made her believe I didn’t have money, so we’ve been doing 50/50 in our marriage,” he added.

Following his mother’s death, the guy claims his siblings demanded that everything registered in her name belonged to her and should be divided equally among the children.

Despite his claim that he purchased the properties personally, they apparently refused to believe him.

The distressed man sought legal guidance on how to retrieve the properties, fearing that he would lose everything he had worked for over the years.