My wife brings her male friend home to spend the night, man tells court

“My wife is adulterous, she brings her man friend home to pass the night,’’ a businessman, Peter Adeyemi, 45, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos.

Adeyemi, a businessman, who is the respondent in a divorce suit, said in his testimony on Thursday that his wife, Bashirat, was promiscuous.

“On one occasion, she brought her lover home to sleep overnight; I came back from work and saw the man with my towel on his waist.

“Anytime I warn her to stop bringing the man home, she always tells me that the man was the person she wanted to marry and that God had brought them back to continue their love”.

Adeyemi told the court that one day, Bashirat’s lover called her on phone to come to his house and massage his back and their 13-year-old son heard their conversation.

“When they were through with their discussion, my son picked my wife’s phone and called the man to warn him never to call his mother again, that he was the one causing problems in the family.

“Her lover called her and narrated everything my son told him. My wife rushed home that day and descended on the boy and broke his head with an iron rod,’’ Adeyemi said.

He alleged that his wife filed the divorce suit, so that she can abandon him and marry her lover.

The respondent urged the court to grant his wife’s wish and dissolve the union as he was no longer interested in the marriage.

Earlier, the petitioner, Bashirat, 41, a businesswoman, had pleaded with the court to dissolve her 18-year-old marriage, alleging that her husband was a drunk.

“My husband drinks a lot and after getting drunk, starts to misbehave, hitting me with sticks or beating the children for no just cause”.

The mother of three said that her husband was not trustworthy and claimed that nine months after their wedding, she learnt that a lady had a baby for him.

“I got to know some years later when I stumbled on the receipts of the child’s school fees”.

She said that her husband was secretive and did things without telling her.

According to her, her husband planned to travel out of the country sometime ago without her knowledge.

“I got to know when his brother came to console him after the visa process failed,’’ the petitioner said.

Bashirat urged the court to dissolve the marriage as she was no longer in love with Adeyemi and could no longer cope with his drunkenness.

The court president, Mr R.I. Adeyeri adjourned the case till Oct. 29 for judgment. NAN