Heartbroken Wife Recounts How 18-Year-Old Maid Snatched Her Hubby

An embittered wife, Kairat Jimoh, reportedly could not hold back her tears as she told an Oshodi Customary Court sitting in Lagos how her husband of 17 years moved into a rented flat with their 18-year-old housemaid, abandoning her and their three children in a one-room apartment.

She told the court her husband started sleeping with the maid when she travelled as she noticed she became insolent when she returned. She said:

“Whenever I asked her to do a chore, she would look at me in the eye and tell me that she was tired. Whenever I threatened to take her back to our village, my husband would threaten to deal with me.
When I stood my grounds and sent her home, my husband threatened to kill me. My husband went behind my back and got accommodation for her three streets away from where we live. He has become very wicked. He beats me up and would not stop until I get injuries.

One night, he came back home drunk, got a knife and almost slit my throat.
I had to run out of the home to save my life. My life is endangered and as far as I’m concerned, this marriage can no longer stand because it has already broken down.
When I challenged him on why she should rent a flat for the girl while we live in a room, he told me he would chase me out of his house because I brought him bad luck.”

Mr. Sefiu, who denied the allegations, said he only adopted the maid as his younger sister and would never think of starting an affair with her.

He added:

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“I still love my wife. She should understand that men can change. But she should learn to be tolerant. I respect her and urge this court not to separate us.”

The President of the court, Mrs. R.I. Adetola, adjourned the case till January 16, 2016.