Woman threatens to commit suicide if court doesn’t dissolve her 5-year-old marriage
Mautin Idowu, a 28-year-old woman has begged the Badagry Customary Court in Lagos State to separate her from her husband.
Idowu, who has been married to Micheal for five years, said she would commit suicide if her wish is not granted.
She accused Michael of disrespecting her family and said he wasn’t showing her love.
”I was in 300 level at he Lagos State University Distance Learning Programme when I met Micheal, he was a teacher and I was teaching with my National Certificate in Education then, he proposed to me but I rejected because he was older than me,” she said.
“Micheal told me that his wife had divorced him with two sons and out of pity , I fell in love with him, Few months later, he took me to meet his family. when I got pregnant in 2013, we got married and he paid my dowry.
“But when I was seven months pregnant, I discovered that my husband had two wives and six children which he hid from me during our courtship.
“He lied to me my world broke down but I survived the trauma. Micheal kept in a two-room apartment in a bushy area, but I still managed to have my baby.”
She said Michael abandoned her and became disrespectful to her family after the baby was born.
The case has been adjourned till October 18 to ensure that the couple have enough time to try and settle their dispute.
