A woman who admitted to an adulterous affair because her Austria-based husband allegedly abandoned her for another woman, has said she would not dance naked in the village square to cleanse herself according to custom.
Mrs Sandra Iyenanye, on Tuesday, approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, asking the court to dissolve the long-distance marriage to her husband, Mr Vestus Iyenanye.
According to Mrs Iyenanye, she is seeking the dissolution of the marriage on the grounds of abandonment, cheating and negligence.
She said, “My husband who is based in Austria has since abandoned the home, he has come home a total of four to five times since our marriage in 2019, he has once beaten me up with a belt because of another woman.
“When I saw that my husband was not trying to make the marriage work nor even attend to my sexual needs, I had a one-time affair, and his family said I must dance naked in the village square as atonement and pay the sum of N100,000.
“After the whole rites then I can be free to go; I asked my husband if he would still accept me, he said No. Because of this, I want a divorce from him as I do not even intend to perform the rites either.
“It is best we both go our separate ways and I will be granted custody of the children.”
Having listened to arguments by the parties, the presiding Court President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the matter till August 2 for judgment.
