Worried by the wife ’ s defiant posture, a civil engineer , Kazeem Azeez , on Friday pleaded with a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 10 years marriage to his wife , Fatimoh.
“ My Lord , little did I know that I was inviting the devil into my house when I married Fatimoh 10 years ago .
“ As soon as she got into my house as a wife , Fatimoh, started showing the stuff she is made of by tormenting and fighting me and my first wife .In fact , nobody in this court can stop her anytime she is ready to fight. As I speak My Lord , Fatimoh has already driven out my first wife with her children, ” Azeez, who lives at Ayegun- Olomi area of Ibadan, told the court .
Apart from fighting him all the time, Azeez said Fatimoh, had also caused disharmony in the family.
“ I have sworn not to have anything to do with her again because she is threatening my life and she is highly disobedient and unwilling to take instructions from me . ”
Fatimoh, however , objected to the dissolution of the marriage and denied the allegations made against her .
She said , “ My Lord , it is true that Kazeem and I have had some misunderstandings and he is largely responsible for the misunderstandings .
“ My husband , Kazeem , says he does not want me to be pregnant again ; he enjoys having sex with me but does not want to hear
that I am pregnant .
“ Anytime I told him that I missed my period , Kazeem will quarrel with me and that is the major problem between us .
““ I don’ t fight or beat his first wife except that she usually look for my trouble .
“ However , my lord , please give me a chance to correct my bad attitudes and I promise that within the next few weeks or months ,
my husband will have cause to tell you good news about me. ”
While admonishing Fatimoh, the President of the court , Mr Ademola Odunade asked her to do everything within humanly possible
to bring the first wife back to the family.
“ I can assure you that as soon as you make amends , your husband , Kazeem , will be happy and he will settle this matter amicably. ”
Odunade adjourned the case until Sept . 26 for continuation of trial.
