A business man, Mr Chibuzo Ogaeze, on Thursday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos State to urgently dissolve his marriage to his wife, Chika, because she has gone mad.
A Lagos resident named Chibuzo Ogaeze on Thurdsday, 27th of August prayed an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos State to terminate the marital ties between him and his wife identified has Chika, 26, on the grounds of loss of sanity.
He claims Chika became mad due to the spiritual implications of having extra-marital relationship which was a taboo in his culture.
Chibuzo said: “The trouble is too much, my wife and her people know they have committed an atrocity. As I speak with you right now, my wife is wandering, stark unclad, on the streets.
“You can send any court official to come with me and see it practically, the embarrassment is beyond me, I need an urgent divorce that will detach me from her,”
‘’She left my house in August 2014 without pregnancy, so she cannot deceive me. I have returned her things she left in my house through this court. I don’t want her to come to my house for any reason.”
“The problem is spiritual because of her atrocities; I have taken possession of the other three children. In fact, the baby with her should be taken away before she harms her,”
His wife spoke contrary to his claims in the court by accusing her husband of maltreating her since they got married in 2008 on the grounds of the much age difference between both of them. She traced the family crisis to when her husbands brought his family members to live with them. According to her, his family members earlier objected to their marriage.
“You can send any court official to come with me and see it practically, the embarrassment is beyond me, I need an urgent divorce that will detach me from her,”
‘’She left my house in August 2014 without pregnancy, so she cannot deceive me. I have returned her things she left in my house through this court. I don’t want her to come to my house for any reason.”
“The problem is spiritual because of her atrocities; I have taken possession of the other three children. In fact, the baby with her should be taken away before she harms her,”
His wife spoke contrary to his claims in the court by accusing her husband of maltreating her since they got married in 2008 on the grounds of the much age difference between both of them. She traced the family crisis to when her husbands brought his family members to live with them. According to her, his family members earlier objected to their marriage.
she said: “My husband is only looking for excuse for his actions. Since we met in 2008, he has been maltreating me because he is older than me by far.
“The problem started when he brought his family members to stay with us. His family members have earlier objected to my getting married to their brother,” .
‘’He abandoned me during my last pregnancy, but since he says he is no longer interested, so be it. I don’t want to lose my life.
She, however, appealed to the court to impress on her husband to allow her access to her children, provide the agreed monthly allowance of N5,000 and desist from embarrassing her in public.
The Acting President of the court, Chief Joseph Ogunmola, directed the court clerk to go with the petitioner to investigate the claims of Chika before the next hearing.
He added that the dispute over who owned the last baby should be rectified. He adjourned the case to Sept. 14 for further hearing
“The problem started when he brought his family members to stay with us. His family members have earlier objected to my getting married to their brother,” .
‘’He abandoned me during my last pregnancy, but since he says he is no longer interested, so be it. I don’t want to lose my life.
She, however, appealed to the court to impress on her husband to allow her access to her children, provide the agreed monthly allowance of N5,000 and desist from embarrassing her in public.
The Acting President of the court, Chief Joseph Ogunmola, directed the court clerk to go with the petitioner to investigate the claims of Chika before the next hearing.
He added that the dispute over who owned the last baby should be rectified. He adjourned the case to Sept. 14 for further hearing
