A businessman, Mr Uchenna Okolie, has prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to grant him divorce on grounds that his marriage has been ruined by his mother-in-law.
The petitioner, who resides in Abuja, said this in a divorce petition he filed.
“My mother-in-law has ruined my marriage. She is ill-tempered and started hating me when I lost my job.
“Whenever she comes to the house to render post-natal care to my wife, she will order me around. Anything I do to make her happy gets her angry. I know no peace any time she’s at our place,” he said
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the petitioner told the court that his mother in-law instigated his wife against him.
“My mother in-law is always causing trouble between my wife and me.
“I left the house after one of these quarrels and when I came back in the evening, I discovered that she had moved everything in my apartment, including my wife and my children.
“Every effort to get back my wife and children has failed since then.
“It is on this ground that I seek to divorce my wife, and get custody of my two children,” he said.
The respondent, Ijeoma, who is a housewife was not present in court.
The judge, Labaran Gusau, adjourned the case till February 28.
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