She accuses me of infidelity, threatens to set me ablaze —Man

An Igando Customary Court  has dissolved a five-year-old marriage in which the husband,  Mr Nicholas Johnson, accused his wife, Adesola, of being troublesome and disrespectful. He added that she was always threatening to set him ablaze.

Mr Moses Akinniyi, court  president, Igando Customary Court,  Lagos State, in a judgment, held that the couple had become tired of their marriage, and all efforts to reconcile both parties had failed.

“Since both parties consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice but to dissolve it..

“The court pronounces the marriage between Mr Nicholas Johnson and Mrs Adesola Johnson dissolved today; both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife.

“Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrances and molestation,’’ Akinniyi ruled.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nicholas,  a businessman had earlier  told the court that his wife had accused him of infidelity and threatened to set him ablaze.

“Adesola often threatens to pour a keg of petrol on me and set me ablaze,” the petitioner said.

He urged the court to dissolve the five-year-old marriage.

“Whenever I go out and come back late, she will accuse me of being in company of a woman.

“When I receive a call, she will say I am talking to my girlfriend and she will fight me.

“In fact, I can no longer talk to a woman again,” he said.

The petitioner also accused his wife of not respecting him.

“My wife does not have regard for me. She always rains curses and abuses on me. Most times, she talks to me as if she is talking to her son,” he said.

The petitioner said that his wife, a trader, packed some of his belongings while packing out of their matrimonial home.

“My wife took along with  her my food-warmer, freezer and bag that contained valuable documents,” Johnson said.

He said he was no longer in love with his wife.

“Please, divorce this loveless marriage before Adesola will carry out her threat of setting me ablaze,” he pleaded.

Adesola, in her response, said she accused her husband of infidelity because he was always in the company of a particular woman.

She, however, denied threatening to set him ablaze or pack her husband’s belongings while leaving their matrimonial home.

She also denied raining curses on her husband, saying she respects him all the time.

The mother of two, however, consented to the dissolution of the marriage, telling the court she was no longer interested in it.