He’s a womaniser and has infected me with STDs -Wife •The women are her friends -Husband

A housewife, Azeezat Ayinde, has  urged an Igando Customary Court, in Lagos State to dissolve her six-year-old marriage to her husband, Mohammed, because he has  infected her with sexually transmitted diseases (STD)

Thirty-two-year-old  Azeezat, a teacher, alleged that Mohammed was a womaniser  which  had led to her constant visits to the hospital  for the treament of  infections.

“I have been in and out of hospital treating STDs like gonorrhea, staphylococcus and other infectious diseases due to my husband’s unfaithfulness.

“My husband used to invite a lady to our home  in my absence.  I have caught them in our room  at different occasions.

“He always tells  me she’s  his friend’s wife  and that he invites him to our place  because she’s  always lonely,’’ she said.

She accused her husband of abandoning her,  adding that ``he goes out and comes back  sometimes after a week.’’

Azeezat said she  was the one feeding their children and  paying  their  school fees.

The mother of two appealled to  the court to dissolve their six-year-old marriage, adding that she was tired of  spending her money treating  STDs.

“I’m  no longer interested in the union, I’m fed up  spending  money  meant for my children’s   feeding on infections,’’ she said.

Forty-year-old Mohammed admitted that  women always come to their house, but he claimed  they were his wife’s friends.

The respondent, who is an engineer, said, ``her friends always visit me whenever  she  was not around, but I never had anything to do with them,’’ he said.

According to him,  he always  stayed back at work because of the  distance  and  return  home at weekends.

“I had always taken  care of our children  until  my wife packed  out of  our home 18 months ago,’’ he said.

Mohammed consented to the dissolution of their marriage, saying he was also  no longer interested in the union.

The court president, Mr R.I Adeyeri, adjourned the case till January 20.