‘I regret Marrying A Policeman’s Sister’

By Damilola Adekoya

THEY left the court premises like enemies. The husband went one way, the wife the other. Abdulwahab Dairo of No 2A, Araromi Street, Oshodi, had approached the court to seek the dissolution of the marriage he contracted with his wife, Augustina, under the native laws and customs in 2005.

  The union, which was not blessed with any issue, began to suffer when, according to the husband, he realised his wife was troublesome, constantly fighting him, even threatening him with her brother who is a policeman. He doesn’t love her anymore, he declared.

  Abdulwahab had earlier petitioned the court:

“As at the last hearing of the matter, 26 March 2012, the court ordered us to maintain peace till the adjourned date: 20, April 2012. In order to avoid conflict, on getting home, I picked two of my clothes and (left home) … to stay in a family friend’s house. I was surprised when I visited home on March 31, 2012 and I discovered that my wife had broken into my wardrobe and had made away with some valuables, such as:

*A file containing vital documents and receipts

*The sum of 150, 000(One hundred and fifty thousand naira)

*Two 10 yards of guinea materials (blue and ash colours)

*Electronics, including an Aiwa stereo CD player and a Sony DVD player.

Responding, Augustina denied each material allegation.

  The respondent, who was represented by her defense counsel, Barrister Felix Olatunji, in a letter, alleged that dowry was not paid on her. She denied all ground of dissolution of marriage, saying that while they were living together as couple, the petitioner stayed out late and that because he was unemployed, he did not perform his responsibilities as a man.

  She further alleged that Abdulwahab borrowed a total sum of N350, 000naira from her and had refused to return it.

  However, the petitioner has asked that the court should order her to pack her things out of his house, never to come back into the vicinity.

  The case was been adjourned till August 20, 2012, by the court president, Alhaja A Olorunimbe.