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47-year-old man, Andrew Amonu, whose wife filed a divorce suit against at an
Oshodi Grade ‘B’ Court, Lagos on Wednesday, told the court that he had on
several occasions entertained his wife’s lover in error.He said he took the man
whom he knew through his wife, Ada, as a well wisher not knowing that he was
secretly going out with her.Andrew’s marriage to 37-year-old Ada is being
threatened by a disagreement over the ownership of three chemists which they
both claimed they established.Andrew had told the court that Ada used one of
her numerous boyfriends – a military officer- to publicly assault and threaten
him to stay clear of his three chemists which he said was worth N11m.Andrew
lamented that Ada had the guts to bring her man friend to their matrimonial
home.He said, “My wife is seeking divorce in order to enjoy my investment with
one of her man friends, Henry, who is a very old man compared to me.“Whenever
she brings Henry into my home or my places of business I would entertain him
because of my hospitality and kind heart.“However, his visits became more
frequent, I started suspecting foul play. I confronted my wife on this but she
denied it.“When I was in incarceration at the Kirikiri Prisons after she
instituted criminal charges against me, she brought this old man to sleep with
her in my own house.“This information was all over when I got back after
perfecting my bail. I was so ashamed of myself. She is such a callous and
unfaithful woman.”Andrew also described his estranged wife as wasteful, adding
that she wanted to squander his investment with her man friend.He said, “I
enrolled her for part-time studies at the University of Lagos to earn a degree
in Accounting but surprisingly she dropped out in the fourth year.“All the fees
I paid went down the drain like that. That’s the way she lives her life.”The
acting Court President, Mrs. R.I. Adetola, urged their lawyers, Mr. A.E.Lawal,
and B.C. Ferguson, representing Ada and Andrew respectively to seek an amicable
solution to the couple’s disagreement.Adetola said,” There is no problem that
is actually too difficult to solve. I urge the counsel to passionately
intervene in the matter in the interest of the four children the marriage is
blessed with.”Adetola ordered Ada to grant Andrew unrestricted access to the
children.She also invited the parties for another round of counselling on May
14 and adjourned the case till June 11 for further hearing