See Reasons Some Nigerian Couples Got Divorced

Read why these Nigerian couples thought it best to end their marriage and tell us whether they are funny or downright annoying.

• An Agege Customary Court (Lagos) dissolved the seven-year marriage between ALIMAT BANIRE, a 32 year-old businesswoman, and AHMED, her husband who is a carpenter, because he was said to be fond of picking his nose. His wife said the “act irritates her and often makes her vomit but her husband is unwilling to stop.”

• CHUKWUDI STEPHENS, 37 year old electrician filed for divorce because his wife eats too much. He told Agege Customary Court (Lagos) that his wife can finish the food that can conveniently feed three people. “I have never seen human being eat like that. She hides under the pretense of nursing a child and finishes all the food in the house.”

• 34 year-old IBRAHIM SHUAIBU filed for divorce at an Agege Customary Court because he is tired of drinking water early in the morning.  Though his 28 year old trader wife insisted that she still loved her husband. He said, “It was becoming unbearable, I have endured for three months,” adding that his wife believes in following certain routine to stay healthy which he does not believe in.

• ADELANI MAKINDE, a 32 year old businessman filed for divorce just hours after his expensive wedding when he discovered that his bride, KEMI had been wearing a butt pad to augment the size of her rear. He told an Ikeja high court that his wife’s rear is as flat as an ironing board. “I discovered that on our wedding night. I prefer a woman whose rear is big.”

• ABIDEMI MORAKINYO divorced her husband on the ground that he is fond of flatulence. “He is never ashamed of releasing it even when my younger ones are around.” She prayed an Agege Court (Lagos) to dissolve her union.

• IBIKUNLE ADEOLU, a 42 year old businessman, urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos to dissolve his four year old marriage because his wife, ROLAKE burns food too much. “She will stay glued to the television and forget to check the food on fire. How will I be wasting my hard earned money like that? I have pleaded and done everything so she could change but to no avail. It is better for the court to dissolve our marriage.”

• 55-year-old EMMANUEL ASALA told an Ikare Akoko Customary Court in Ondo to dissolve his marriage to BUSAYO because she did not bring kitchen utensils from her father’s house. “How will a woman get married without a grinding stone, tablespoons, mortar, pestle, deep freezer and even serving plates? She did not bring any of these to my house. I don’t think I can continue with the marriage.” He prayed the court to order Busayo to return all the things he listed because he bought them with his money.

• BASHIRAT ALIU divorced her husband because he salivates each time he talks. She confessed to an Ikare Akoko Customary Court, Ondo state that she married him that way but did not know his situation was that terrible. Despite her husband’s pleas, BASHIRAT packed out of the house.

• TOSIN ADAMS, a 28-year-old trader told Ikeja High Court (Lagos) to dissolve her marriage of three years because her husband did not disclose his salary at home. She told the court that YUSUF had been cheating her and that is why he cannot disclose his pay to her.

• RACHAEL YAMBODE, a 32-year-old civil servant did not come to terms with her husband’s habit of punching her when watching wrestling. “I don’t like wrestling but he insisted I should watch with him. I can’t count the number of times he gave me black eye. He usually apologized but I rather go my way.

• GIDEON and AMINAT ADEFIOYE’s 27-year-old marriage was dissolved by an Ile-Ife Customary Court in Osun State because Gideon wanted a baby girl. “I really want a girl and I told her so after she had the first boy.  It is better to end the marriage if she cannot give me a baby girl.” The couple had three boys aged 24, 21 and 19.

• AMAOKO OLUSEGUN, a 32 year old driver, opted to dissolve his marriage of four years to his wife, ESTHER in Omu-Aran Area Court, Kwara State because her buttocks is too big. According to him, the rear doubled up after Esther had her first child, despite the fact that he warned her seriously, and it is becoming embarrassing to him and his friends.

• ADEPEGBA ADELEKE, a 30 year old farmer, sought divorce from his wife, ADIJAT because of her blatant refusal in accepting a second wife. According to Adeleke, when he was pleading his case at Ilorin Customary Court, Kware State, polygamy is his family tradition but his wife would have none of that.

• BABALOLA YINKA, a fridge repairer wanted to divorce FUNKE, his wife of seven years in an Igando Area Court, Lagos because, “This is not the woman I married. She wasn’t as shapeless as an elephant. Her tummy was not as big as this. In fact, it is better to go back to bachelorhood than seeing this shape every day. I married her because of her good shape.”

• AMINU AZEEZ, a 45 year old trader became single after an Igando Customary Court (Lagos) granted his request to divorce his wife, AMINAT because she dresses like a masquerade in the name of being fashion conscious. “You need to see my wife every day. A masquerade dresses better, she is a great embarrassment to me. I cannot continue again.”

• 32-year-old EJIKE OKOYE opted to divorce his wife because she no longer has money to spend on him. He told an Abeokuta Grade II Customary Court in Ake, Ogun State that his wife begged him to marry her and even promised to spend her last kobo on him. “Since she doesn’t have money again, I want to quit the marriage.”

• ADEBAYO YUSUF, a 29 year old electrician filed for divorce in an llorin (Kwara State) area court because his wife, RASIDAT gives him pap (Akamu) every day. “She forces me to drink pap every day. For the past two years of our marriage, I have been drinking pap every morning. Who be me if I don’t drink it, I cannot continue because it is sheer torture.”

• IBIKUNLE ADEOLU, a 42 year old businessman, urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos to dissolve his four year old marriage because his wife, ROLAKE burns food too much. “She will stay glued to the television and forget to check the food on fire. How will I be wasting my hard earned money like that? I have pleaded and done everything so she could change but to no avail. It is better for the court to dissolve our marriage.”

Source: Encomium Weekly