55-year-old Nigerian man, Chike Eze, has asked the Customary
Court of Appeal in Lagos state to dissolve his marriage before he kills his
wife.
In a petition he filed before the court, Eze said there is
no more love between he and his wife Racheal, and he wants their marriage
annulled as soon as possible.
Appearing before the court on Monday February 10th, Eze
prayed the court to dissolve his marriage to Rachael as the dissolution will
“save him from committing murder’’. According to him, she has not given him
peace in the last two years
“She is pushing me to the wall,” Eze told the court. “If I
should retaliate, I will kill her. I don’t want to kill her, so that I will not
be charged to court for murder. The best option is for the court to end our
marriage so that we can go our separate ways. She always hits me with dangerous
weapons which inflict wounds on me. Rachael fights and rains curses on me every
day. She once deflated my car tyres and tore my clothes to pieces on several
occasions.
“The last time, she picked up a standing mirror and threw it
at me. The mirror landed on me and caused severe injuries on my leg. I have
several scars on my body as a result of her assault on me,’’ he told the court
He presented pictures of the injuries and scars to the court
as evidences. He said that his wife went out on various occasions without his
consent and whenever he queried her, she would say that she owned her body and
could do anything with it.
In her defence, Rachael denied all the allegations and accused her husband of infidelity. The
case was later adjourned to a later date for further hearing.
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