UYO
An hair stylist in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, has asked the Court to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage to her husband, a staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), for lack of sex.
“My husband has denied me of sex for over two years. He is a drunkard and a smoker of cigarettes, and these usually lead to shame and serious embarrassment for me and our children. I can no longer bear the emotional and verbal torture I suffer in his hands,” she said.
The mother of three also told the court that her husband once confessed to having an extra-marital affair with another woman who kept calling him on phone.
The husband denied the claims against him, describing her as arrogant and not submissive.
He urged the court to dissolve the marriage, as his wife is disrespectful and keeps bad friends who mislead her.
The respondent said: “I try my best to cater for my family but my wife is never satisfied.
He admitted he was flirting with other women because his wife refused to have sex with him. “Since my body is not firewood, I decided to go out,” he said.
According to him, “trouble started when my younger sister came to stay with us, my wife declared that she will not have sex with me until my sister leaves the house.”
The case has been adjourned to October 24 for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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