NAN-H-11
Marriage
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Dec.11, 2017 (NAN) An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday saved an 11-year-old marriage threatened by allegations of infidelity.
The court presided over by Mr Moses Akinniyi, successfully resolved the differences between Mr Joseph Alimi and Folake Alimi, which centred on infidelity.
The resolution came after many adjournments of the case and counselling of the couple by the court.
While striking out the case on Monday, Akinniyi admonished the couple to maintain the peace and live in love.
“Since the court was able to reconcile you, I urge both of you to go home and live in peace and love,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Joseph had sought divorce, claiming that his wife was cheating on him.
“My wife is cheating on me; she receives calls from men at odd hours.
“My wife abandoned me and our children for one year to an unknown destination; she came back and left for another seven months.
“She was always going to parties and spending days before coming back,” he had said.
The 47-year-old businessman also alleged that his stepson connived with some others and attacked him with weapons in a church.
“My stepson, who I trained, came to my church with his gang to beat me up because I beat his mother,” he said.
He prayed the court to terminate the marriage, saying he was no longer in love with his wife.
In her response, Folake told the court that she caught her husband having sex with a girl on her matrimonial bed.
“I came home unannounced and caught my husband making love to a girl; he jumped up when he noticed my presence.
“I also saw him with a woman in a hotel near our house when I went to buy food.
“He begged me not to expose him because of his position in the church and I kept it a secret,” the mother of four said.
The respondent said that her husband was jealous of her and accused her of dating man.
She, however, prayed the court not to dissolve the union, saying she still loved Joseph. (NAN)
DOA/ENN/IGO
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Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Ijeoma Popoola