"She Has Been Poisoning My Meals Since 2008" Husband Tells Court

•He abandoned us for 4years- wife
A middle-aged man, Prince Agina, on Wednesday
told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State
that his wife, Obianuju, has been poisoning his
meals since 2008. The union which was
consummated on Dec. 24, 2006 in Anambra had
been blessed with three children. Obianuju was
also accused of frequent fighting and infidelity by
her husband.

``Since 2008, I have noticed that my food was
being laced with poison, which has resulted to
my deteriorating health; as I am standing
here, I'm sick. ``Usually, I travel a lot. On one
occasion when I returned home; I noticed that
the centre table in our home had broken;
when I asked my daughter how it happened,
she told me that one uncle broke it. ``This
means my wife brings other men into our
matrimonial home whenever I travelled
because my daughter knows all her uncles.
``She goes out at will without my permission,
she does not listen to me as her husband and I
don't love her anymore,'' Agina said. However, the
respondent denied all the allegations leveled
against her by her estranged husband. ``My
husband has diabetes and hypertension; and he
keeps eating those foods that the doctor warned
him to desist from. ``Please tell me why he won't
be sick always.
``I stayed with him at the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for four months looking
after him but he did not listen to the doctor's
advice. ``So, how has his disobedience become
my fault. ``He married me a virgin; so why will I
start sleeping around now, why will I bring men
into the house where my children are staying
with me. `` He abandoned me and the children
for four years when he travelled to Angola and
he wasn't sending money from there for our
upkeep.
``My family members took care of my children
and I throughout the period,'' she said. The
president of the court, Adegboyega Omilola,
referred the couple to the Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) office for possible settlement.
Omilola said the couple should appear before the
ADR members on Feb. 25, while he adjourned the
case to March 7 for further hearing.