A 37-year-old man, Malam Mukailu Naibi of Keke village, Kaduna, on Monday asked the Grade One Area Court, Lugbe, Abuja, to dissolve his two-year-old marriage because his wife had starved himm of sex for two years.
Naibi also asked the court to compel his wife, Maryam Suleiman’s parents to refund the dowry he paid to marry her.
He further asked the court to order his wife to pay for his house which she allegedly set ablaze.
Naibi said his wife had refused to make love to him for two years since they got married, adding that she set his house ablaze so that he would be compelled to give her a divorce.
“Your worship, since we got married over two years ago, my wife has never allowed me to make love to her for once and all my attempts to do it always led to fighting.
“I married her out of love, and I still love her, but with this development, I have no choice but to ask the court to grant her divorce wish for the sake of peace.
“However, her parents must refund the dowry that I paid them before marrying her, while she has to pay me compensation for my house which she burnt down,’’ he said.
Suleiman, who has been living with her elder brother at Lugbe, Zone 9, Abuja for the past three months, however, denied her husband’s claims.
Suleiman, who is 16, told the court that her husband had made love to her once, adding that he did not impress her and so she wanted a divorce which he had long refused to grant her.
“I don’t love him, I don’t love anybody who bears his name and I hate anybody who loves him,’’ she said.
Responding to Naibi’s request that the court should order his wife’s parents to refund the dowry he paid on her and his burnt house, the judge, Alhaji Haruna Masanawa, asked Naibi the total financial claims.
Naibi asked for time to go home and calculate the total amount.
Masanawa adjourned the case to Dec. 12 for judgment.
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