Lagos -A plank seller, Musa Abdullai, 47, on Tuesday dragged his wife, Mariam, to an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, asking for dissolution of their 15-year-old marriage.

Abdullai accused his wife of negligence towards the children and the family.

The petitioner, who has three children by Mariam, wanted the dissolution because of her unruly behaviour lately.

“My wife is very troublesome, and very stubborn. She is disobedient and does not know how to take care of the family.

“She does not give the children food on time, or rather, she prefers feeding them with remnants she brought from parties,“ he said.

The respondent, Mariam, 38, denied all her husband’s allegations and begged the court not to grant the petitioner’s request.

“Its been long my husband dropped money for food at home.

“At times I would only have N100 with me, which is why if they are doing any party around the house, I would tell them (children) to go and get food from there.

“I pay for almost everything in the house,“ she said.

Mariam told the court to appeal to her husband as she was not ready to quit the marriage.

The Court President, Alhaji Nojeem Isiaka then told the wife to kneel down and beg her husband for true reconciliation, which she obediently obliged.

Isiaka, however, adjourned further hearing till Dec.12 for possible reconciliation. (NAN)