My wife always curses me, man tells court

A man, Mr Taorid Ajani, on Friday, pleaded with an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, to dissolve his marriage, as requested by his estranged wife; Monsurat, saying that she always cursed him.

According to Taorid, his wife of three years, is fetish and diabolical in nature.

“Monsurat is fetish and has been using diabolical means and curses to ruin my business; she is a troublesome woman because she fights neighbours always,” Ajani stated.

He accused Monsurat of being a drunk as well as an abusive character without showing any respect for her husband.

Monsurat, a herbal medicine seller, had prayed the court, to divorce her from her husband on the ground that Taorid had refused to carry out his parental responsibility for the only child of their marriage.

She alleged that the defendant abandoned her in his family house and lived with another woman outside.

Monsurat prayed the court to end the union and order the defendant to be responsible for the upkeep of their child.

Chief Mukaila Balogun, the president of the court, dissolved the marriage and directed Taorid to pay N3,500 as monthly allowance to support Monsurat for the upkeep of their only child .

Balogun, however, warned both parties to refrain from causing trouble but urged them to maintain peace in their separate ways. (NAN)