Nina's boyfriend steals from her in Zanzibar: "I have no idea what love means among the Maasai"
Zanzibar (Tanzania) - One and a half years ago, Nina Ofenloch (37) emigrated to Zanzibar and met Massai Benjamin. The two quickly became a couple. But the relationship fell apart when Nina found out that her boyfriend had been stealing from her. Since the break-up, there has been a war of the roses ...
The 37-year-old successfully runs a hostel in the tourist spot of Paje. The business coach originally emigrated to Zanzibar because of the weather and Nina didn't have any male acquaintances on her radar.
But fate had other plans. One evening, Benjamin, a two-meter tall Maasai, came into her life. "He was tall, charming and gave me lots of great advice about the guesthouse," explained the emigrant on"Goodbye Germany".
While building the house, the two became closer and started a relationship. Benjamin was Nina's "partner in crime". But after seven months, the love house fell apart.
It turned out that the Maasai was penniless - and that he had stolen from his girlfriend. He pocketed the equivalent of 250 euros, claiming the money was for his sister. "I was shocked at first," says Nina.
She also increasingly doubted Benjamin's feelings: "I have no idea what love means among the Maasai."
"Goodbye Germany": Nina's ex demands a lot of money from her
It was clear to the "Goodbye Deutschland" star that things couldn't go on like this. But the drama only began after the break-up. Benjamin harassed Nina, stalked her and beat up her security guard. The big blow: because he had helped build the house, he is demanding 20,000 euros from his ex and now wants to sue her.
The woman from Baden-Württemberg found no help from the police or a lawyer. She raised the issue with Maasai leaders, but only fell on deaf ears.
But Nina wants to do something about so-called "love scamming" on Zanzibar and has launched a special educational program. Much to the delight of the law graduate, this has met with great interest.
Many young men are now getting their driving license in Zanzibar so that they can later work as cab drivers.
You can now watch a new episode of "Goodbye Deutschland" on RTL+ .