AFTER four years of marriage between Pastor Segun Fasina and his wife, Abosede, a customary court in
Orile-Agege dissolved the union on Monday, citing irreparable differences.
“Starting from today,” court president Joseph Adewusi said in his ruling on Monday, “you cease to be addressed as husband and wife. You shall go your separate ways unmolested.”
The president further ruled that the petitioner pay the sum of N30,000 to his wife for her upkeep.
Abosede’s husband, a pastor, had filed a petition with the court on March 12, saying his wife had taken to what he referred to as a “wayward life” of drinking alcohol and smoking.
Pastor Segun Falana also alleged that his wife engaged in infidelity.
The pastor also said that his wife was troublesome and a gossip.
“My wife, Abosede, possesses all the bad habits one can think of. She was accused of stealing a phone in our house.
“I believed she actually stole it because of her behavior. She goes to other co-tenants’ apartments to gossip.
“And whenever there is any fight in the house, my wife’s name is always mentioned.
“As a pastor, I have prayed for her deliverance from the evil acts but my effort was in vain.
“Since the marriage is childless, we owe ourselves nothing. So, I want the court to dissolve the union.”
But, Abosede, 30, a housewife, denied the allegations.
“My husband is adulterous. He counsels his church members at home, and I discovered that most of them are ladies.
“He was inside the room counseling a woman when I dashed in. “ But to my surprise, my husband and the woman were both naked in our bed.
“My husband beat me and threw me out of the house. “When I reported the case to his father, the man said, I should not disturb his son.
“I am not a drunk. My husband saw me with alcohol that was meant to cleanse my stomach, so that I can get pregnant,” she said.
She told the court that despite his adulterous lifestyle, she was still in love with him.