Malam
Mukailu Naibi of Keke Village, Kaduna, whose wife allegedly starved of
sex for two years, on Wednesday [Dec. 19] demanded N1.2 million as compensation
from the wife’s parents before an Abuja Area Court.
Naibi, while
testifying at the resumed hearing of the case, told the court that the amount,
covered the bride price he paid before marrying Maryam, his wife.
He also told the court that the
amount also covered the cost of damages done to the house after Maryam allegedly set the house on fire
before fleeing to court to seek divorce.
He also tendered written documents
with records of all expenses made on his estranged wife and her parents, in
addition to a witness to testify in his favour.
Naibi, aged 37,
had told the court that his wife had refused to make love to him since they got
married two years ago. He also accused her of setting their house on fire.
“Your lordship, since we got married
two years ago, my wife never allowed me to make love to her for once and all my
attempts to do it always led to fighting”. “I married her out of love and I
still love her, but with this development, I have no choice, but to ask the
court to grant her divorce wish for the sake of peace”, Naibi said.
In her testimony, Maryam, who is 16 years old told the
court that her husband made love to her once, but that she was not impressed
and so she wanted a divorce.
“I
don’t love him, I don’t love anybody who bears his name and I hate anybody who
loves him”, she told the court.
Maryam’s mother who was her only
witness in court denied most of Naibi’s claims but admitted some, saying that
Maryam’s father was in a better position to clarify some issues.
The Judge, Haruna Masanawa, after hearing all the submissions of the parties
in the case, ordered the court’s registrar to summons more witnesses, including
Maryam’s father.
He adjourned the case to Jan. 16,
2013 for further hearing.
Source - NAN
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