A health worker, Funmilayo
Akinmulero on Friday pleaded with a Customary Court in Badagry, near Lagos, to
dissolve her marriage because her husband is always seeking to commit suicide.
Funmilayo, 45, told the court
that her husband of 11 years, Olusegun Akinmulero, had twice attempted to
commit suicide “because he is fed up with life”.
“My lord, my husband is not
responsible, he tried to commit suicide twice, saying he was fed up with life
without considering me and his children.
“The first time he bought rat
killer to poison himself but after eating it the medicine did not kill him. We
had to rush him to hospital for treatment.
“After returning, few days later,
he said that he wanted to die again and went to the bush with rope but he was
rescued by a neighbour.
“I am the one responsible for the
upkeep of the three children of the marriage. He is not taking care of me or
the three children.”
Funmilayo also told court that
Olusegun attacked her on Jan. 15, 2016 and wanted to kill her with cutlass,
saying that she was saved by neighbours, NAN reports.
“My husband brought a lady into
the house when I was not at home, after having carnal knowledge of her, they
used my new towel to clean themselves.
“When I came back I discovered
that my towel was wet and when I asked, he slapped me and brought out cutlass
to cut me into piece,” the mother of three, residing at Igbo Eji in Iragbon,
Badagry, stated.
Funmilayo also alleged that
Olusegun once fled home for six months, after collecting N500,000 to make
furniture for a customer.
“On Nov. 24, 2018, after
abandoning us for six months, he called me that he had been arrested by the
police.
“At the station, police informed
me that he collected N500,000 from a man and spent the money without doing his
work.
“I told them that I don’t know
anything about the money because he had run away from home for the past six
months.
“I am no longer interested in him
my lord. I have met another man when he abandoned us and I am now pregnant for
him,” Funmilayo said.
She begged the court to dissolve
the marriage and order Olusegun to be responsible for the upkeep of the
children.
Olusegun, a furniture maker was,
however, not in court to respond to the charges.
The President of the court, Mr
Shakirudeen Adekola, adjourned the case until July 18 for judgement.
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