Dear Mimsters: Should I involve the police in this issue I’m having with my husband?

Should I involve the police?

It all happened after our elaborate wedding, hubby became so broke and I was in my final year. He was unable to pay my school fees, so I ran to my dad who has been my sponsor but he said it was now my husband’s responsibility. With intercession from other members of the family, my dad gave me N75,000 and warned me never to come to him for financial help, that it doesn’t speak well of my husband.

When I got home, I told hubby not to bother again that my dad had given me my school fees. And he was happy. The next morning, he sat me down and explained that he had some pending projects given to him before our wedding but has spent the money on our wedding. He begged me to lend him my school fees to finish up the project and promised to return it before writing my final exams.

That was 4 years ago. And we are still on it.

Though I was able to graduate with good grades, I have been unable to do my financial clearance let alone securing my certificate.

My husband has been promising and postponing. Things aren’t as rosy as before but whenever any little money comes his way, he uses it for other things and keeps promising to pay my school fees. When I involved his parents, they promised I would get it but when it got to a certain stage, they reminded me that they were not there when I gave him the money but they can ask him for their house rent.

I’m doing a teaching job but my N10,000 salary doesn’t last up to one week with my child to fend for. I need my certificate to find a better job.

Now there’s a social function in my Hubby’s family and he’s been asked to contribute a huge amount of money.

I’ve made him know that if he succumbs without refunding my school fees, I’ll call the police and won’t mind the outcome. As usual, he’s promised to pay me next week Friday. If he doesn’t will it be appropriate to involve the police or debt collector to retrieve my school fees I loaned my husband 4 years ago that he has refused to pay?