A middle aged woman, Kairat Jimoh, has told an Oshodi customary court in Lagos State to dissolve her union to her husband, Sefiu, over allegations of adultery.
She told the court that when she travelled, her husband started having an affair with their 18-year-old maid. Kairat said on her return from her journey, the teenager started misbehaving. “Whenever I asked her to do a chore, she would look at me in the eye and tell me that she was tired. Whenever I threatened to take her back to our village, my husband would threaten to deal with me,” she said.
Urging the court to dissolve their 17-year-old marriage, which is blessed with three children, Kairat said she had to send the maid packing due to the development and noted that her husband threatened to kill her.
“When I sent the maid away to the village, my husband went behind my back and got accommodation for her three streets away.
“He has become very wicked. He beats me up and would not stop until I get injuries. One night, he came back home drunk, got a kn1fe and almost slit my throat. I had to run out of the home to save my life. My life is endangered and as far as I’m concerned, this marriage can no longer stand because it has already broken down.”
Narrating her ordeal, she said they stay in a one-room apartment but her husband rented a flat for another woman. “When I challenged him, he told me he would chase me out of his house because I brought him bad luck.”
Responding to the allegations, Sefiu told the court that he took Mayowa (the maid) as a daughter and would never try such a thing, adding that all his wife’s allegations were lies.
“I still love my wife. She should understand that men can change. But she should learn to be tolerant. I respect her and urge this court not to separate us,” he said.
President of the court, Mrs. R.I. Adetola, after hearing both parties warned them to maintain the peace pending the determination of the suit.
The case was adjourned till January 16, 2016 for further hearing. (Linkis.com)