Mrs Florence ltianu has
pleaded with a Lagos
Grade ‘A’ Customary
Court, sitting in Agege, to
dissolve her 12-year-old
marriage over battery,
threat to life and lack of
care.
The 48-year-old woman,
resident at 4, Kaka
Street, Agege, told the
court that her marriage
had never been peaceful.
But the defendant in the
case, Donatus, said his
mother-in-law turned
herself into his wife in his
house, saying that was
the beginning of his crisis.
“I know I married two
women, mother and
daughter”, the husband
said.
“The first four years of
my marriage was sweet,
but trouble began when
my second wife (mother-
in-law) started living in
my house.” According to
the wife: “I have been
managing the marriage. I
have been smiling outside
and shedding secret
tears, all because I don’t
want to leave my
husband because of my
children.”
She continued: “Since the
inception of the marriage,
I have been the head of
the home because my
husband is so stingy and
won’t part with any
money unless it is stolen
from him. ”I have been
responsible for the house
rent, feeding, children
school fees and other
expenses in the house. ”
All my husband does is to
sit down early in the
morning and be expecting
food to walk in on its
own to his table. ”I would
not have thought of
leaving him if not for the
beating I do receive from
him. ”He beats me any
time he asks for money
and I refuse, he nags and
complains a lot, he talks
like the parrot and has
been threatening to kill
me. ”I know him.
Whenever he is angry, he
can misbehave and would
not mind the consequence.
I want to live for my
children. ”I am fed up. I
have heard a lot of
stories of husbands killing
their wives, I do not want
to fall a victim.” She told
the court not give room
for reconciliation “because
it cannot work.”
Florence urged the court
to dissolve the marriage
and grant her custody of
the children. Donatus
denied the allegations. He
told the court that his
mother-in-law had been
the source of the crisis in
his home. ”I am a gentle
man, I love my wife and
kids, but my problem is
my mother-in-law who
controls my home”, he
said.
”My mother-in-law has
been staying with us for
the past eight years, you
will know what I would
have gone through in
that house. ”Mama
controls all the activities
in the house. She tells my
wife what to do, she
gives instructions in the
house as if she owns the
house. ”Some times in the
night, I will wait for my
wife to join me on the
bed till around 12 mid
night and if I don’t see
her, I will sleep off.
”The next day if I ask her
what she was doing in
the sitting room that
kept her so long, she
simply would tell me that
she was in a meeting with
her mother.
”I know I married two
women, mother and
daughter. ”How will I be
happy with the
happenings in my home? I
ventured into some
business but my wife and
mother ruined it.
”The first four years of
my marriage was sweet,
but trouble began when
my second wife came(my
mother-in-law), started
living in my house.” The
52 year- old- man told
the court that he was
ready to be responsible if
his mother-in-law left
the house for them. The
court asked the
respondent to improve
his relationship with his
wife and see if the
situation will change, while
Florence should bring her
mother at the adjourned
date, January 29, 2013,
for further hearing of the
case.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/man-tells-court-i-married-mother-and-daughter/

Hhhhhmmmmmmm,
two different reasons from d couple, how i wish i know who wins at d end of d day.

Typial 'FUJI' marriage!
Marry one. . .get one free!

Some mother in laws are gud & odas bad. Let d old woman leav their home 1st, lets c if d man wl improve.
D judge is wise 2 invite d old lady. He wants 2 take a gud look at d situation b4 ordering her out of d home or otherwise.