An Orile Agege Customary Court in Lagos State has dissolved the 17-year-old marriage between Funmilayo Kareem and her husband, Saliu, over adultery.

In his judgment, President of the court, Chief Bolarinwa Popoola, held that the marriage ended when the wife left the husband’s house and had a child for another person.

“Adultery is and has always been a major cause of divorce. This marriage is hereby dissolved with immediate effect,” he said.

Funmilayo, a mother of three, had urged the court to dissolve the marriage on the ground that her husband was a dirty man and always cursed her whenever they fought.

“The major reason I want to divorce him is that he is a dirty man and he fights and curses me a lot. I do not know how I became his wife, only God knows, I was forced to marry him, until now, I do not know his people.

“About two years ago, he told me to follow him to a prophet, I refused to go, so he asked me to leave and I moved out since 2012 and we have been separated since then,” she said.

Saliu denied all the allegations and urged the court to grant his wife’s request.

“It is not true that she was forced to marry me; we knew each other for about a year before I married her. We even went to pay her bride price to her family. What actually happened was that she became adulterous and I reported her to her parents.

“She claimed to be attending vigils, but I got to know that she was sleeping around. I once did not allow her to go for the vigil but she insisted and left without my permission.

“I went to the pastor and asked of her, the pastor denied seeing her and he called her, which was when she said she told me a lie to leave the house.

“The reason she came to court is that she has a child for another man, she even left my house with the pregnancy,” he said.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/crime/item/30634-she-said-she-was-going-to-vigil-and-ended-up-getting-pregnant-for-another-man-husband

“She claimed to be attending vigils, but I got to know that she was sleeping around. I once did not allow her to go for the vigil but she insisted and left without my permission.

“I went to the pastor and asked of her, the pastor denied seeing her and he called her, which was when she said she told me a lie to leave the house.

I do not know how I became his wife, only
God knows, I was forced to marry him, until now,
I do not know his people.

dre11:



From the morning post where a wife want to divorce her husband because he had a big package........

Would we say because this man has a small package down there and the wife is not satisfied is why she had to use the vigil to satisfy her sexual urge

ijustdey:



how can someone be married for 17years and you don't know your husband relations.......

I just feels the wife is lying for her to come up with that excuse in court for the divorce to go on

baralatie:

this is clearly not about intimacy but about habitation.she feels emotionally unattached to the husband due to the fact that she feels more of force than been woeed.
as far as the story,she might be pregnant for a guy with a smaller stuff the difference she feels comfortable .

“It is not true that she was forced to marry me; we knew each other for about a year before I married her. We even went to pay her bride price to her family.

kestolove95:
Is allowed

jacabi:
The husband thought his wife went to vigil not knowing that she was on away match.

baralatie:

the kept her alienated!

We even went to pay her bride price to her family.

ijustdey:


how is it possible to keep a woman alienated for that long when his people came to pay for the bride price from this post.........

dre11:


I won't buy into that assumption @ emboldened because of this phrase



Someone forced will just marry her off within very few weeks

baralatie:

the woman view is based on the fact she was not in total choice of being married to her husband more like she married him not to offend.
over time the communication between them did not improve and the man could not hold the center.
some temptations came according to the husband testimony and the marriage crumbled.

dre11:



I can communicate more with this ur reasons than the former one


Happy new month

Funmilayo, a mother of three, had urged the court to dissolve the marriage on the ground that her husband was a dirty man and always cursed her whenever they fought.

dre11:




Could this be enough reason for a wife to want a divorce or she is using it as an excuse to cover her shame of sleeping around

Joel3:
people, marriage never work its a scam, never a time it work. People only force it to work.

I hate a sad life. I would rather remain enjoying a single life than put up with a useless woman to trade with my piece.

Joel3:
probably the man stop giving her better pounded yam. Due to old age. Most men get weak quickly at 40 something to please their wife is a big issue. maybe of too much sex in their young age or just in their gene.

Beware of diet and too much masturbation.

myhoodlink:


I thought as much. She may be trying to search for excuses to cover up her faults too.


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Islie:



Are you a doctor to be vastly experience in knowing the body chemistry and anatomy

Islie:


What made you conclude that marriage is a scam
Because u GATS to have reasons before saying it.....







Or
Have you being duped in marriage before

Joel3:
yes people learn to live with it. even with unbearable downside. they smile in public


only few couples are compactable.

Islie:


We are the ones to work out our compatibility
That's why marriage works when there is constant communication BTW both parties and this should be resourceful, lay down your fears, openness and ability to compromise your stand so that it could work....


Now couples are compactable...... They work their compactitibity out

Joel3:
I am not scared. I can leave any marriage at will.

beside

I don't want to be officially married. just friend we can have one kid probably live together. just maybe in future I might change my mind and officially do it if she worth it.

this are my considering plan.