A divorce seeking wife has told a court how her husband rented a flat and moved in with her housemaid.
Kairat Jimoh , a middle aged woman seeking a divorce from her husband, Sefiu, at the Oshodi Customary Court sitting in Lagos, was in tears when she
narrated how the man abandoned his family and moved in with his
18-year-old housemaid whom he rented a flat fro while she and her three
children live in a one-room apartment.
Kairat told the court that
the affair with the maid that has threatened their marriage of 17
years, kicked off when she traveled and the husband started sleeping with the girl and on her return, the girl became insolent.
“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.
When I stood
my grounds and sent her home, my husband threatened to kill me. My
husband went behind my back and got accommodation for her three streets
away from where we live.
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 knife 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.
When I challenged him on why she should rent a flat
for the girl while we live in a room, he told me he would chase me out
of his house because I brought him bad luck.”
But Sefiu denied
his wife’s allegations, saying he only took the girl as his younger
sister and would not try what his wife accused him of.
“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.”
The President of the court, Mrs. R.I. Adetola, after hearing
both parties, warned them to maintain the peace pending the
determination of the suit which she adjourned till January 16, 2016, for
further hearing.