Lagos- A man, Ugochukwu Anyanwu, on Friday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his five-year -old marriage over alleged infidelity by his wife.
Anyanwu told the court that his wife, Emmacule,was having extra marital affairs with several men.
“The trouble is too much; she has gone to the extent of bringing one of the men into my house on the pretence that he is her brother,” he said.
He claimed that his wife had been relating with the man on Facebook.
“I have all their conversations; I can no longer love such an adulterous woman,’’ he submitted.
He added that the wife was fond of destroying household items.
“In fact, a terrible incident is that she has removed a two months old pregnancy,” he said.
He told the court that the marriage was blessed with two boys and one girl, but should not continue because of his wife’s attitude.
“I am asking for divorce because this marriage is already broken down and replaced with lack of love and threat to life,” he said.
Responding, 27-year-old Emmacule told the court that she had never slept with any man apart from her husband.
She said that she would want to continue with the marriage but would want to have the custody of her children if her husband insisted on divorce.
“All that my husband is claiming is not true; I still love my husband and my marriage; I do not want to destroy the life of my children.
“My problem is that my husband does not respect me as a wife; he locks and beats me up, and in trying to defend myself, properties are destroyed,” she submitted.
She said she lost the pregnancy to a fight with her husband when he brought another lady into their house.
The Court President, Mr Hakeem Oyekan, appealed to the parties to go and make efforts to reconcile because of their children.
“The court does not encourage divorce; we are here to make peace where possible; the woman should try and meet the parents for intervention, if she loves the marriage,” he said.
He directed the man to provide a decent accommodation for his wife to avoid threat to life.
Oyekan adjourned the case to Feb. 10 for possible reconciliation of the estranged couple. (NAN)