Court dissolves 21-yrs-old marriage over wife's poor cooking
(Nigeris) A 46-year-old housewife, Aisha Abiodun, on Wednesday lost her 21-year-old marriage to her husband, Ashimiyu, over poor cooking.
Delivering his judgment, the President, Igando Customary
Court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said the petitioner was adamant despite all
mediations from the court and family intervention to safe the marriage.
"Since the petitioner has insisted on divorce after
several interventions, the court has no choice than to dissolve the union
despite the wife’s claim that she still loves her husband. The court pronounced
the marriage between Ashimiyu Abiodun and Aisha Abiodun dissolved today, both
parties, henceforth, ceased to be husband and wife.
"Both are free to go their separate ways without any
hindrances or molestation," Omilola ruled.
Earlier, the petitioner, Mr Ashimiyu Abiodun, 54, had
approached the court and asked it to dissolve his 21-year-old marriage over his
wife's alleged poor cooking.
"My wife did not know how to cook, her food was always
tasteless. Anytime she cooked and I complained about her food, she would tell
me to cook myself. And I started cooking my food because if I had continued
eating her food, I might have fallen sick," he said.
Abiodun said, "My wife was very dirty; she would not
wash or sweep the house, everywhere in the house used to smell.
"She kept packing used plates for four days or more
without washing them and I was always doing the cleaning.
"Aisha would out every Friday and returned on Sunday
evening. During weekdays, she would leave home by 7 a.m., and returned at
midnight and I dared not query her. Aisha had turned my children against me,
they had stopped respecting me and she would not allow me to correct them
whenever they erred.
"On several occasions, my wife and my first son had
torn my clothes in the public when I wanted to beat him for his wrong
doing," he said.
Abiodun said his wife was lazy saying she ruined the shop he
equipped for her on three occasions.
But Aisha, 46, a launderer, said, "I did not know why
my husband stopped eating my food. I tried my best to give him good food but he
was always complaining that my food was tasteless.
"I was not dirty as I was always cleaning the
house," she said.
Aisha urged the court not to grant her husband's plea,
saying "I still love him."
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