My husband Is An Ingrate – Wife Tells Court

A35-year-old businesswoman, Taiwo Fasuyi, has urged an
Oshodi Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 11-year-old marriage to her
husband, Rotimi, describing him as an ingrate.

The Tide reports that Taiwo had filed the divorce suit on
June 29, where she accused her husband of infidelity and battery.

The petitioner told the court that in spite of her ‘trouble’
catering for the family after her man lost his job over two years ago, her
reward had been regular beatings.

“There was a time I complained about his irresponsible
behaviour and he beat me and I had a miscarriage of a two-month-old pregnancy.

“He will not allow me to keep or visit friends and he
suspects me whenever I make or receive calls,’’ Taiwo said.

She also accused Rotimi of being promiscuous, adding that
she moved out of their matrimonial home because there was no more love between
them.

However, Rotimi, 43, in his testimony, attributed the crisis
in the marriage to the loss of his job in a textile company two years ago.

“Because I lost my job two years ago, my wife no longer
respects or obeys me. Whenever I try to caution or take decisions in the home,
she would shun me.

“I expect my wife to understand my situation, but she would
always get on my nerves,’’ he said.

According to him, since the loss of job, Taiwo often abuses,
curses and compares him, with other men.

He also alleged that his estranged wife once threatened him
with a knife and slept around with men.

The respondent said that on one occasion he overheard her
talking to one of her male companions, in anger he snatched the phone from her
and smashed it on the ground.

“I overheard my wife talking to another man on phone. She
was calling the man my dear. When I confronted her, she could not even deny it.

“I destroyed her handset and beat her out of annoyance which
made her to move out of our matrimonial home,’’ he said.

Rotimi, who said he was not ready for a divorce, told the
court that he had since begged Taiwo to forgive him.

But Taiwo insisted that she no longer love her husband and
pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage.

The couple, who
reside at No. 28, Ade-Idowu St., Aviation Estate, Lagos, got married in 2001
and are blessed with two male children.

The court president, Alhaja A.I. Olorunimbe, said that there
was still room for settlement and pleaded with Taiwo to forgive her husband for
the sake of the children.

The court urged the couple’s parents to settle the dispute
and reconcile them and adjourned the case to October 24.