By James Moses (9News Nigeria, Jos)
A housewife, Sa:adatu Ayuba, has asked a Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court for divorce after 27-year marriage to Jalija, over impotence.
The petitioner got married to Jalija by Islamic Law in 1997.They are blessed with five children ages 25, 22, 14, 9 and 7 respectively.
She told the Court “I got married when I was 16 years old. I have never been with any other man before my marriage.
“Since two years ago, I have been having misunderstanding with him. This is because he got a girlfriend outside our marriage.
“He has not been functioning as a man. I am tired of the situation (impotence) and attitude, and want a divorce in the Interest of justice.”
I” m a real man” , the husband reacts in his response, Jalija said the petitioner’s allegations were false.
He added that he had no girlfriend.
“I married another wife and I am performing perfectly as a man. The lady I married has one child for me, we got married in her village”, he said.
