Man ends 22-year-old marriage over wife’s trousers
A 42-year-old housewife, Fatimot Abiola, has lost her 22-year-old marriage irretrievably for wearing trousers against her husband’s wish. Delivering the judgment, the president of the Igando Customary Court in Lagos, Akin Akinniyi, said it appeared that the estranged couple was tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile both parties had failed. “Since both parties consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage.” “The court pronounced the marriage between Mr Rasheed Abiola and Mrs Fatimot dissolved, both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife.” “Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance and molestation,” Mr. Akinniyi ruled. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Rasheed had earlier told the court that his wife wore trousers which he had warned her repeatedly against. “My mother and I had warned Fatimot severally to stop wearing trousers but she will not listen, I can no lo...