One Ajayi Cecilia, on Thursday, dragged her husband, John Ajayi, before an Igando Customary Court sitting in Lagos State over claims that he is a staunch womanizer.
The 42-year-old woman told the court that her husband of 20 years had up to four girl friends in their street.
Cecilia, speaking before the President of the court, Mr. Adegboyega Omilola, sought for the dissolution of her marriage to 46-year-old husband.
She said, “My husband is a womanizer; he is dating four girls in our street and brings them into our matrimonial home. On many occasions he and his lovers had beaten me up whenever I prevented them from entering our room.
“He was not satisfied with his lovers, as he severally made attempts to rape my younger sister.
“John is a drunk. After drinking to stupor, he will be falling inside gutter, talking in an incoherent manner.”
The woman also told the court that her husband sent her packing because she was not educated.
“He said he can no longer cope with illiterate,” she said, adding that John refused to leave his family house since they got married in 1996.
“On three occasions, I was attacked by John’s family members over inheritance. My husband’s family wanted to kill me; they said that I was the one preventing my husband from sharing his late father’s property.
“John always said that he could not relocate from his family house,” Cecilia noted as she urged the court to end the marriage, saying that she was no longer interested in the affair because her life was no longer safe.
On his part, Ajayi denied the allegations, saying that his wife ran away with a man because he lost his job and was no longer financially buoyant.
According to him, “Things were moving on fine until I lost my job and her behaviour changed. She packed out to live with another man. She even gave birth to her new lover two months ago.
“I could not leave my family house because I was the only son in the family.”
He, however, begged the court not to grant his wife’s wish, adding that he was still in love with her.
The court president adjourned the case to September 27 for further hearing.
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