A civil servant, Florence Ajayi, has prayed a Customary Court in Badagry, Lagos State, to dissolve her 23-year-old marriage to her husband, Olabisi over alleged battery.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of five is seeking separation on the grounds of frequent fighting, irresponsibility and threat to life.
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Florence told the court that Olabisi married her in 1996 without her family’s consent, adding that he did not pay any dowry.
“My Lord, my husband beats me anytime I ask him reasons for not sleeping at home.
“Each time my husband answers phone calls from his concubines, he will leave home and spend the night with them.
“As a trained nurse, I built shops inside my husband’s house where I sell drugs and attend to patients after returning from the hospital where I work.
“Anytime we have a misunderstanding, after beating me, he will go right to my shop and scatter my things and send away my customers,” she said.
Florence said that she was no longer interested in their marriage because her life was no more safe.
She begged the court to dissolve their marriage and make the respondent responsible for the upkeep of their children.
However, Olabisi, denied the allegations leveled against him by Florence.
The court president, Mr Shakirudeen Adekola, after listening to the duo adjourned the case till April 30.
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