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Housewife Drags Husband To Court For Sending Her Naked Out Of Bathroom

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jan 16, 2020

AFNews gathered that, a public servant, Mrs Ruth Anthony, on Thursday prayed a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja to grant her divorce from her estranged husband, Peter, on grounds that he hits her and sent her out of the house naked.

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The petitioner, who resides in Lugbe, Abuja, told the court: "My husband constantly beats me.

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"I have had enough. He came home one day when I was in the shower. I did not not hear his knocking. He broke down the front door and entered the bathroom.

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"He beat me up and pulled me out of the tub and pushed me outside naked," she alleged.

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The petitioner told the court that she has had two miscarriages due to ill treatment and constant beating from her husband.

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In his defence, the respondent told the court he still loves his wife.

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"I don't have anything to say. I leave everything to God, because I still love her as wife," Peter said.

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The presiding judge, Shittu Mohammed, advised the couple to settle their differences out of court.

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Mohammed urged them to live in peace and adjourned the matter until Jan. 17, for continuation of hearing.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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