An estranged husband,
Tunde Esan, on Monday has asked an Akure Customary Court to dissolve the
18-year-old marriage between him and his wife, Yetunde, whom he described as
‘’too lazy.’’
The
petitioner, who expressed bitterness while seeking dissolution of his marriage
to Yetunde, said that he had endured her for so long.
“I had endured for many
years; I can no longer tolerate her lazy attributes,’’ he said.
According
to him, all his efforts to get his wife start a trade had failed.
“My
wife is not ready to do any work but only sits at home watching movies.
“I
have not enjoyed her since I married her.
“Though I am used to
her lazy acts, I would have filed for divorce but was restricted by various
appeals by friends and family members,’’ he said.
The
petitioner said that it was his eldest child that had been cooking in the
house.
He
also told the court that the respondent was fond of incurring debt which put
the family into disrepute.
The petitioner told the
court that the union had broken down to the level any reconciliation.
The
respondent, however, pleaded with the court to intervene and safe her marriage
from dissolution.
Yetunde
knelt down in the court and begged her husband to forgive her.
She
admitted borrowing money and taking some clothes on credit without the
knowledge of her husband.
The
respondent said that the matter could have been settled without coming to court
but that the petitioner did not give room for settlement.
The
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the marriage is blessed with three
children.
The
President of the court, Chief Rotimi Olusanya, adjourned the case to Feb.14, in
order to make room for reconciliation.
Olusanya
asked the petitioner to allow the respondent stay in his house until the next
adjourned date.
-NAN
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