She abandoned 3-month-old child and eloped with another man for 8 months’ A 24-year-old woman, Mary Eze, is seeking the dissolution of her 10-year-old marriage with Chigozie Eze at the Customary Court in Alagbado, Lagos State. Mary alleged that her husband destroyed her property, beat up her siblings and seized their children with the intention of taking them to his hometown.
“Why should I inform a man who doesn’t feed me about my movement? I don’t have any source of income, but he accuses me of spending money on men. He receives my phone calls without my consent. It has been three months since we spoke to each other. He destroys anything he sees in my possession.
“He threatened to eject me from our home, claiming that I belong to the streets. When he knew I informed someone about our misunderstanding, he sent me out of our home because he had warned me against it. I have been sleeping under different roofs. He is irresponsible. “I sell meat in neighbouring streets to pay my children’s school fees. But he has never asked how or where I got the money from. He once stripped my elder sister and beat her up because she took me in. He doesn’t respect my people at all. So, I want my children because they are my priority,” she said.
Chigozie broke down in tears in court, saying he was tired of his wife’s lifestyle. “I am tired of an absentee wife. She is fond of moving out at odd hours. Whenever I complain, she will attempt to hit me. Surprisingly, when I informed my mother-in-law about my wife’s suspicious movements, she slapped me, saying my wife would go after other men if I continued to be jealous. “In truth, I slapped her back because I did not deserve such awful treatment from her. Our third child was only three months old when my wife left with another man for eight months. I was then forced to play the role of a nanny. My landlord could not eject me when my house rent was due because I was literally handicapped within that period. It is sad because her siblings see no harm in all her deeds. “My wife came back claiming to have turned a new leaf. So, I took her back because I still loved her. A few weeks after, my wife’s attitude got worse. She started keeping her phone in her undies and was dressing in skimpy clothes at night, pretending to be asleep. We sleep in the same bedroom, but she is always missing in the middle of the night. “She hawked for only two weeks and that was the only time she fed me with her money. I am also tired of her movements, but I love her. I am not ready for any separation. If she continues with this lifestyle, it may affect our children. It is almost one month since my wife left home, abandoning the children to me. I need help,” he said.
The court’s President, Mr Olubode Sekoni, fixed a chamber interview for the couple and ordered them to bring four relations each.
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