An elderly man in Lagos has pleaded with a court to dissolve his marriage to his wife while revealing the ill-treatment that he has received at her hands.
75-year-old Fashola Fakorede told the court that his wife, Funke, 49, beats him up everyday and is determined to kill him.
The
complainant told this to a customary court sitting in the Igando area
of the state as he also alleged that his wife had injured him severally.
The Tribune reports:
“My
wife wants to kill me. She beats me everyday. I don’t want to die now,
please save my life. She beats me if I ask for food or anything at all.
All the scars on my body are as a result of her beatings,’’ he said.
Fashola said his wife no longer took care of him, adding that she left home and returned without his permission.
“
She can go out for days and if I asked where she had been, she would
hit me with any weapon she can lay her hands on at that moment.
“My
daughter is also taking after her. She brings home different men and my
wife will not caution her. I therefore sent her out of my house,’’ he
said.
Fashola urged the court to dissolve the union, stating that
he was no longer in love with Funke and was tired of the beatings which
had led to his being ill.
“I’m tired of the constant beatings, I’m afraid this woman will kill me one day. I’m not ready to die now,’’ he said.
Funke, a trader, however, denied the allegations. She told the court
she didn’t beat her husband and has always taken good care of him.
The mother of three, however, accused her husband of denying the children the right to education.
“My
husband is irresponsible. He has failed to send our children to
secondary school. They all stopped at the primary level,’’ she said.
She added that her husband had disowned his daughter, and urged the court not to grant his wish as she still loved him.
“I have nowhere to go as no man will want to marry me at my age,” she said.
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