A businessman, Mr. Uchenna Okolie, on Thursday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi to grant him divorce on grounds that his marriage has been ruined by his mother-in-law.
The respondent who resides in Abuja, said this in a divorce petition he filed.
“My mother-In-law has ruined my marriage. She is ill-tempered and hated me. I lost my job.
“Whenever she comes to the house to render post-natal care to my wife, she will order me around. Anything I do to make her happy gets her angry. Whenever she is in my house, there is never peace,” he said.
The petitioner told the court that his mother in-law instigated his wife against him.
“My mother in-law is always causing trouble between my wife and I.
“I left the house after one of this quarrels and when I came back in the evening, I discovered that she had moved everything in my apartment, including my wife and my children.
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“Every effort to get my wife and children failed since then.
“It is on this grounds that I seek to divorce my wife, and get custody of my two children,” he said.
The respondent, Ijeoma, who is a stay-at-home mum, was not present in court.
The presiding judge Labaran Gusau, adjourned the matter until Feb. 28 for cross-examination and hearing. (NAN)
