NAN-H-12
Alcohol
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Sept. 29, 2016 (NAN) Worried by her husband’s excessive drinking habit, Mrs Rose Aja, on Thursday approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 24-year-old marriage to Mr Internacious Aja.
The petitioner told the court that her husband is addicted to alcohol.
“Internacious was fond of consuming excessive alcohol, which always made him to misbehave.
“There was a day he was drunk and he entered another person’s apartment and slept on her bed.
“He spent all his salary on beer and will not have money to pay his bills, I always pay our bills.
“He always threatened my life with a cutlass and other dangerous weapons whenever he is drunk.
“I had warned him several times to stop drinking but he refused; I don’t want get into any problem in case if anything should happen to him.
“He does not have any relations in Lagos,’’ she said.
Rose said that she was fed up with the marriage that had not produced any child.
She begged the court to separate them, as she could no longer cope with her husband misbehaviour.
The respondent, however, admitted to be an alcoholic, but denied been a drunkard.
“I love drinking beers, but not to stupor,’’ he said.
Aja said that he cared for his wife, “I always assist her in her shop.’’
The 46-year-old, security guard, however, promised to turn a new leaf, and expressed readiness to write an undertaking to be of good behaviour.
Internacious pleaded with the court not to grant his wife’s request for divorce, saying, “ I still love her.’’
The court president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, admonished the respondent to stop or reduce his drinking so as to save his marriage.
Omilola adjourned the case to Oct. 11 for further hearing. (NAN)
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(Edited by Debo Oshundun and Controlled by Maharazu Ahmed]