My wife swore to put me in trouble, drank cement — Husband

•I don’t want our marriage dissolved — Wife

Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan,  Oyo State, has adjourned for judgment,  a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Lasisi, against his wife, Taibat, whom he accused of being stubborn, destructive and diabolic. He added that  she attempted to commit suicide.

Lasisi said that Taibat had no regard for him and always wave aside any counsel he gave her.

The plaintiff also stated that their home had never enjoyed peace because the defendant always insisted on having her way.

According to the plaintiff,  the defendant gets angry easily and would destroy the property in the home when in this state.

Lasisi made reference to a time she destroyed his machine after a heated argument and that he got her arrested by the police.

He further said that Taibat failed in her responsibility towards their children as a mother.

Lasisi explained that Taibat refused to join hands with him in giving their children sound training, which resulted in their children being wayward.

Lasisi  again stated that Taibat attempted suicide by drinking cement after he handed over their first child to the police when he stole.

The plaintiff said he was no longer interested in going further in their marriage and thus prayed for its dissolution.

He also requested an order restricting his wife from harrassing,  threatening, and interfering with his private life.

Taibat denied all that Lasisi said.

She also refused that their union be dissolved.

Taibat accused her husband of always being in the habit of beating her.

According to the defendant, she landed in the hospital the last time her husband beat her.

Lasisi, in his evidence, said, “My wife started living with me a few months after we met.

“I did not pay her bride price.

“Getting married to my wife was the greatest mistake I ever made in  life.

“My joy and peace had deserted me since I got married to her.

“Taibat treated me with disdain and placed no worth or value on whatever counsel I  gave her.

“We fought almost every day because she is rigid and stubborn.

“My wife refused to cooperate with me in raising our children well.

“These led to their being involved in shady activities.

“Our first child stole my mother’s money, and I got him arrested by the police.

“My wife rather than  bow her head in shame decided she would put me in trouble.

“She mixed cement in water and drank.

“She was rushed to the hospital and placed on admission.

“I paid through the nose while she was in the hospital.

“My lord, Taibat almost ruined me.

“She was in the habit of destroying my property any time we fought.

“She went as far as destroying the machine I  used in feeding the home.

“I got so angry and frustrated that I arrested  her with the police.

“My wife is also delvish  and diabolic.

“She was fond of pouring strange substances all over the house.

“My mother once caught her pouring a fetish object on my doorstep, and she reported to me.

“My wife to chagrin went to fight my mother in her shop and threw away her wares.

“I moved out of our home  when it was obvious that my wife would succeed in sending me to an early grave with her many atrocities.

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