Lagos—A Lagos customary court, yesterday, dissolved a two-year-old marriage between Segun Falaye and his wife, Celestina, over his love for alcohol and Indian help.

President of the Igando Customary Court, Mr. Ruphus Adeyeri, said all efforts to reconcile both parties were unsuccessful.

He ruled: “Both parties are no longer husband and wife; they are free to go their separate ways.”

The petitioner, Celestina, 33, had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of her marriage, citing her husband’s heavy drinking and hemp smoking habit.

Falaye, 40, said: “I take alcoholic drinks, but not excessively. I have never taken Indian hemp.

“My wife controls and commands me, all because she pays the bills.

“I used to pay the bills, but now that I have no job I cannot steal to fend for my family.”