Two-year-old marriage dissolved by court over constant checking of husband's phone by wife...

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved
the two-year-old marriage between Andrew Epu and his wife,
Tina, over wife’s constant checking of husband’s phone.
Delivering judgment, the President of the court, Mr
Adegboyega Omilola, said that the petitioner was adamant
despite mediation from the court and family intervention.
Omilola said “since the petitioner insisted on divorce after
several interventions, the court has no choice than to dissolve
the union in spite of the fact that the wife still claims she
loves her husband.” He then pronounced the marriage
dissolved, saying they have ceased to be husband and wife
“and both are free to go your separate ways without any
hindrances and molestation.”
Epu, 35, engineer, had approached the court to dissolve his
two years marriage over wife’s constant checking of his
phone. He said “my wife is always checking my phone to
know who I called or who called me. “If the person happened
to be a woman, she will be accusing me of dating the person.
I am tired of her behaviour, as I can no longer speak to ladies
anymore except men.”
The petitioner, who also accused his wife of threatening to kill
him, said “my wife once sent hired killers after me but I
escaped and also on Oct. 26, her brother and his gang
attacked me and beat the hell out of me. I am tired and
cannot bear it any longer.” He also said that the wife had
denied him sex for months and had packed out of his house
since Sept. 26.
He added that “Tina packed out of my house with my car,
fridge, generator, gas cooker and other household items. “She
later called me to inform me that she had packed out of my
house that she was no longer interested in the marriage.”
The estranged husband pleaded with the court to dissolve the
marriage which he said did not produce any child and that he
was no longer in love with her. The respondent, Tina, 32,
businesswoman, who denied all allegations, said she was not
ready to divorce her husband because she still loves him.
The respondent, who also accused her husband of infidelity,
said “my husband is having affair with his staff and students
and that is why he hates me touching his phone. “Whenever I
questioned him about what I saw on his phone, fight will
follow.”
According to her, she never denied her husband sex nor
threatened his life with hired killers. She said that she did not
pack her husband’s property that she only went away with her
own property.

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